Aortic dimensions in patients with bicuspid and tricuspid aortic valves Veronica Jackson, MD, Christian Olsson, MD, PhD, Per Eriksson, PhD, Anders Franco-Cereceda, MD, PhD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 146, Issue 3, Pages 605-610 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.039 Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Schematic illustration of the aortic measure points: 1 = annulus; 2 = sinus of Valsalva; 3 = sinotubular junction; 4 = ascending aorta (ie, maximal aortic width distal to the sinotubular junction and proximal to the innominate artery); 5 = proximal aortic arch (ie, maximal aortic width distal to the innominate artery and proximal to the left common carotid artery); 6 = distal aortic arch (ie, maximal aortic width distal to the left common carotid artery and proximal to the left subclavian artery); 7 = aortic isthmus; 8 = descending aorta (ie, maximal aortic width distal to the aortic isthmus and proximal to the diaphragm); 9 = suprarenal aorta (ie, maximal aortic width distal to the coeliac trunk and proximal to the superior mesenteric artery); 10 = infrarenal aorta (ie, maximal aortic width distal to the most caudal renal artery). The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2013 146, 605-610DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.07.039) Copyright © 2013 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions