Aortic dimensions of the different patient groups
| Healthy controls (n=258) | Aortopathy | P value* | ||
| TAA controls (n=75) | Pre-ATAAD (n=25) | |||
| Diameter (mm) | 33 (30–36) | 46 (44–49) | 45 (40–49) | 0.075 |
| Length (mm) | 66±9 | 84±9 | 90±16 | 0.031 |
| Volume (cm3) | 56 (45–67) | 124 (102–136) | 126 (95–157) | 0.909 |
*P values are given for comparison between TAA controls and patients with pre-ATAAD.
ATAAD, acute type A aortic dissections; TAA, thoracic aortic aneurysm.