Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Two major strategies can be used to verify the diagnosis of ascending aortic dilatation in Turner syndrome (TS): the diameter of the aorta adjusted for body surface area (BSA) can be estimated or the ratio of the ascending/descending aorta may be assessed.Aim: To identify the difference of the prevalence of ascending aortic dilatation in patients with Turner syndrome by measuring the diameter of the ascending aorta adjusted for BSA and by e...