Female has a larger (normalized) ascending aorta than male when dissected

146♀️+267♂️ Acute type A #AorticDissection
On average, dissection occurs at < 50 mm diameter

Aortic height index 28.7 vs 27.2 mm/cm
Aortic BSA index 25.7 vs 22.97 mm/m2

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