Thoracic aortopathy in Turner syndrome and the influence of bicuspid aortic valves and blood pressure: a CMR study

Table 4 TS with dilatation or aneurysm at the measuring positions.

	Dilatation	Aneurysm	χ²-test dilatation (BAV vs TAV)
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY (n = 97)
Aortic valve sinus	8 (6)	0	0.001
CMR (n = 94)
Aortic valve sinus	11 (7)	2 (2)	0.003
Ascending aorta	12 (10)	0	< 0.001
Aorta proximal to innominate artery	11 (8)	0	< 0.002
Proximal transverse aortic arch	6 (5)	0	0.002
Distal transverse aortic arch	1 (1)	0	0.1
Aortic isthmus	1 (1)	0	0.1
Descending aorta	4 (0)	1 (1)	0.001
Descending aorta (diaphragm level)	3 (3)	0	0.004

Not all participants have obtained measurements at all positions. The first number depicts the total number with dilatation/aneurysm, while bracketed number represents those with dilatation or aneurysm and bicuspid aortic valve. The number of individuals with dilatation at only one position was 22 (23%) and at 2 positions or more was 13 (14%).

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