Normal reference values for thoracic and abdominal aorta and main pulmonary artery dimensions by cardiovascular magnetic resonance: the Framingham heart study
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Background Enlargement of the aorta or main pulmonary artery (MPA) is associated with cardiopulmonary disease, and an increased MPA-to-ascending aorta ratio is associated with pulmonary hypertension. We sought to determine mean and upper 90th percentile (p90) diameters of the thoracic and abdominal aorta and MPA in a longitudinally-followed adult cohort without clinical cardiopulmonary disease.
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