3 Although size estimates were limited by the radiologic ... postoperative dissection was 27% among AVR patients if the ascending aorta was at least 5 cm in diameter, but only 0.6% if the aorta ...
The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve ... A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm ...