Aortic Arch Width and Cardiovascular Disease in Men and Women in the Community

Background We sought to determine whether increased aortic arch width ( AAW ) adds to standard Framingham risk factors and coronary artery calcium ( CAC ) for prediction of incident adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in community‐dwelling adults. Methods and Results A total of 3026 Framingham Heart Study Offspring and Third Generation cohort participants underwent noncontrast multidetector computed tomography from 2002 to 2005 to...