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Editorial

. 2014 Dec 23;64(24):2630-2632.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.010.

The proximal thoracic aorta: keystone or Achilles' heel?

Michael F O'Rourke¹, Cameron Holloway², John O'Rourke²

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¹ Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, St. Vincent's Hospital and Clinic, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: m.orourke@unsw.edu.au.
² Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, St. Vincent's Hospital and Clinic, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 25524342
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.010

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Editorial

The proximal thoracic aorta: keystone or Achilles' heel?

Michael F O'Rourke et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014.

Free article

. 2014 Dec 23;64(24):2630-2632.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.010.

Authors

Michael F O'Rourke¹, Cameron Holloway², John O'Rourke²

Affiliations

¹ Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, St. Vincent's Hospital and Clinic, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: m.orourke@unsw.edu.au.
² Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, St. Vincent's Hospital and Clinic, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

PMID: 25524342
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.10.010

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Keywords: aorta; impedance; reflection; stiffness.

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Proximal aortic distensibility is an independent predictor of all-cause mortality and incident CV events: the MESA study.
Redheuil A, Wu CO, Kachenoura N, Ohyama Y, Yan RT, Bertoni AG, Hundley GW, Duprez DA, Jacobs DR Jr, Daniels LB, Darwin C, Sibley C, Bluemke DA, Lima JAC. Redheuil A, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014 Dec 23;64(24):2619-2629. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.09.060. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014. PMID: 25524341 Free PMC article.

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