Aortic arch morphometry in living humans

Demertzis, Stefanos; Hurni, Samuel; Stalder, Mario; Gahl, Brigitta; Herrmann, Gudrun; Van den Berg, Jos (2010). Aortic arch morphometry in living humans. Journal of anatomy, 217(5), pp. 588-96. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01297.x

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Anatomical features of the aortic arch such as its steepness, the take-off angles and the distances between its supra-aortic branches can influence the feasibility and difficulty of interventional and/or surgical maneuvers. These anatomical characteristics were assessed by means of 3D multiplanar reconstruction of thoracic angio-computed tomography scans of 92 living patients (79 males, 13 females, mean age 69.4 ± 9.9 years) carried out for various indications (gross pathology of the thoracic aorta excluded). There was a significant variation of all measured parameters between the subjects - a standard aortic arch (i.e. with all measured parameters within 2 SD) does not seem to exist. There were no significant differences between genders but some of the parameters correlated significantly to age.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Heart Surgery 04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Anatomy
UniBE Contributor:	Demertzis, Stefanos, Hurni, Samuel, Stalder, Mario, Herrmann, Gudrun
ISSN:	0021-8782
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:09
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2024 14:29
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01297.x
PubMed ID:	20979589
Web of Science ID:	000282690100008
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/941 (FactScience: 201538)