Echo Assessment of Size of Aortic Root and Ascending Aorta Echocardiography Chat

This episode of Echocardiography Chat discusses how to use echo to assess the size of the aortic root and ascending aorta, including a discussion on the controversies in how to measure the aorta, how echo and CT compare and clinical correlations including the size at which aortic dissection becomes more likely. It includes references to ASE, EACVI, BSE, ESC and ACC guidelines.An echo education podcast.References:Mitchell, C. et al. Guidelines for performing a comprehensive transthoracic ...