title: [Aging of the aorta: a morphological study].
abstract: Aim of this study was to evaluate the aging of aorta with respect to atherosclerotic modifications: abdominal aorta echotomography is the preferred approach for this study. In 354 elderly patients, 65 and over, we have evaluated the diameter and the course of the aorta, the presence of atherosclerotic plaques in the aorta and iliac vessels, and the presence of aneurysms. Two kinds of findings could be identified by echotomography: age-related physiologic modifications, represented essentially by an increase of the aortic diameter; pathologic changes, characteristic for atherosclerosis, of which aneurysms are the most dangerous complications.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica II, Università degli Studi di Pisa.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pentimone
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Del Corso
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meola
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giuliano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borelli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riccioni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D001011:Aorta / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: L'invecchiamento dell'aorta: studio morfologico.