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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0188-2198</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Mex. Cardiol]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-2198</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Nacional de Cardiólogos de México, Sociedad de Cardiología Intervencionista de México]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0188-21982017000400206</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The role of transthoracic echocardiogram in a case of aortic thoracic aneurysm]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El papel del ecocardiograma transtorácico en un caso de aneurisma de la aorta torácica]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Trejo-Nava]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,IMSS CMN «La Raza» Hospital de Especialidades «Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret»]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mexico City ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>206</fpage>
<lpage>220</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-21982017000400206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-21982017000400206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-21982017000400206&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The aorta can be affected by a variety of pathologic processes leading to aneurysm, dissection, or ischemic syndromes. The term aneurysm referring to dilatation, the criterion for definition is controversial. An aneurysm is defined as a 50% enlargement of the normal aorta for a particular body surface area, age, and gender. Another proposed definition depends on the affected segment having a diameter more than 1.5 to 2.0 times normal and represents a pathologically dilated segment of the aorta that has the propensity to expand and rupture. The maximum diameter of the thoracic aorta should not exceed 40 mm. The aorta is a geometrically complex and dynamic evaluation structure is not simple. The aortic aneurysms are associated with degenerative changes, congenital anomalies, inflammatory, micotic, traumatic, or post-stenotic process. The majority of ascending aortic aneurysms are detected as incidental. Echocardiography is the most useful tool for diagnostic evaluation, etiology, progression, risk of rupture, need for intervention and response to treatment of thoracic aneurysms. The predicted aortic root diameter or PARD, the diameter ratio, area height ratio, expansion rate and Z-score; improve the detection and limit the error rates so we must apply them routinely in the echocardiographic examination of patients with suspected or diagnosed aortic aneurysm. Echocardiographic evaluation of the aorta should not be limited to simply measuring the diameter.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: La aorta puede afectarse por una variedad de procesos patológicos que conducen al desarrollo de aneurismas, disección o de síndromes isquémicos. El término aneurisma hace referencia a una dilatación, el criterio de definición es polémico. Un aneurisma se establece como un incremento del 50% de las dimensiones normales aórticas para una determinada superficie corporal, edad y género. Otra definición propuesta depende de que el segmento afectado tenga un diámetro de 1.5 a 2.0 veces por encima del normal y representa un segmento aórtico con dilatación patológica que tiene la propensión a la expansión y a la ruptura. El diámetro máximo de la aorta torácica no debe superar los 40.0 mm. La aorta es una estructura geométricamente compleja y dinámica cuya evaluación no es simple. Los aneurismas aórticos están asociados con cambios degenerativos, anomalías congénitas, procesos inflamatorios, micóticos, traumáticos o postestenóticos. La mayoría de los aneurismas de la aorta ascendente se detectan de manera incidental. La ecocardiografía es la herramienta más útil para la evaluación diagnóstica, etiológica, de progresión, del riesgo de ruptura, intervención y en la respuesta al tratamiento de los aneurismas torácicos. El diámetro de la raíz aórtica predicho o DRAP, la relación del diámetro, la proporción de altura-área, la tasa de expansión y el score-Z, mejoran la detección y delimitan la tasa de error por lo que su aplicación debe ser rutinaria en la ecocardiografía transtorácica de aquellos pacientes con sospecha o diagnóstico de aneurisma aórtico. La evaluación ecocardiográfica de la aorta no se debe limitar a la simple medición del diámetro.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Aortic dilatation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[thoracic aortic aneurysms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[echocardiogram]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Dilatación aórtica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[aneurismas de aorta torácica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ecocardiograma]]></kwd>
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