Prevalence of thoracic ascending aortic aneurysm in adult patients with known abdominal aortic aneurysm: an echocardiographic study

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3147-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.162. Epub 2013 May 11.

Authors

Eustachio Agricola¹, Massimo Slavich, Vincenzo Tufaro, Andrea Fisicaro, Michele Oppizzi, Germano Melissano, Luca Bertoglio, Enrico Marone, Efrem Civilini, Alberto Margonato, Roberto Chiesa

Affiliation

¹ Division of Non-Invasive Cardiology, San Raffaele Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20100 Milan, Italy.

PMID: 23669114
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.162

No abstract available

Keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aortic disease; Echocardiography; Thoracic aortic aneurysm.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / epidemiology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / etiology
Female
Humans
Male
Prevalence
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography