Effects of Aging and Body Size on Proximal and Ascending Aorta and Aortic Arch: Inner Edge-to-Inner Edge Reference Values in a Large Adult Population by Two-Dimensional Transthoracic Echocardiography

The results of this study show the effect of aging on the proximal thoracic aorta and emphasize the importance of accounting for gender and body size when assessing aortic size. The obtained reference ranges will help standardize the assessment of aortic dimensions by applying inner edge convention and facilitate comparisons with other imaging techniques.