From: Distorted assessment of left atrial size by echocardiography in patients with increased aortic root diameter
Number (%)
Male
62 (88.6)
Chronic disease free
21 (30.0)
Hypertension
48 (68.6)
Hyperlipidemia
8
Coronary artery disease
5
Peripheral artery disease
1
Diabetes mellitus
Currently smoker
25 (35.7)
Past smoker
8 (11.4)