Factors related to aortic regurgitation in the presence of a dilated aortic root.
The relation among aortic regurgitation (AR) and aortic root diameter, anthropometric variables, and aortic valve morphology was assessed in 142 patients with dilated aortic roots. The diameter of the aortic root indexed for body surface area and aortic valve sclerosis were related to the presence and severity of AR.
Alegret
Josep M
JM
Secció de Cardiologia, Department de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain. jac@fmcs.urv.es
Vernis
Josep M
JM
Palazón
Oscar
O
Borràs
Xavier
X
Duran
Ignasi
I
D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged