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. 2023 Feb 27;11(1):10–19. doi: 10.1055/a-2000-7812

Table 4. Aortic diameter measurements (cm).

Location Initial diameter Initial 95% CI Last diameter Last 95% CI p -Value
Root, short axis 3.892 (3.822, 3.962) 3.906 (3.836, 3.976) 0.00 a
Sinus of valsalva 3.954 (3.884, 4.024) 3.978 (3.908, 4.048) 0.00 a
Sinotubular junction 3.387 (3.333, 3.441) 3.405 (3.350, 3.459) NS
Midascending 4.293 (4.223, 4.363) 4.303 (4.233, 4.373) 0.00 a
Distal ascending 3.676 (3.619, 3.734) 3.681 (3.626, 3.736) 0.00 a
Arch 3.133 (1.986, 4.281) 3.167 (1.941, 4.392) 0.00 a
Proximal descending 2.939 (2.879, 3.000) 2.956 (2.895, 3.017) 0.00 a
Middescending 2.687 (2.640, 2.734) 2.705 (2.657, 2.754) 0.00 a
Distal descending 2.591 (2.547, 2.636) 2.600 (2.556, 2.644) 0.00 a
Diaphragmatic hiatus 2.509 (2.463, 2.555) 2.515 (2.468, 2.563) 0.00 a

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; NS, nonsignificant.

a

Significance at the 0.01 level