Ascending Aorta Diameters: Normal, Abnormal, or Pathologic?

We read with interest the article by Wojnarski and colleagues [1Wojnarski C.M. Svensson L.G. Roselli E.E. et al.Aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valve-associated aneurysms.Ann Thorac Surg. 2015; 100: 1666-1674Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (75) Google Scholar] on the threshold for ascending aorta (AA) replacement. Large registries show that almost 40% of patients with acute type A dissection patients have aortic...