{"id":5553,"date":"2026-05-11T09:10:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cvja.co.za\/journal\/?p=5553"},"modified":"2026-05-11T09:10:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:10:49","slug":"cvja-2026-003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvja.co.za\/journal\/cvja-2026-003\/","title":{"rendered":"Assessment of the aortic root and ascending aorta in swine using CTA"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div id=\"article\">                                                                                                                        \r\n        <div id=\"title-container\">                                                                                                    \r\n        <div id=\"authors-title\">                                                                                                            \r\n        <!--Aurthors under Title-->                                                                                                            \r\n            \r\nXiaoyu Gao, Negin Hadijabdolhamid, Nile Khai Luu, Alesh Ruben Polvika, Sabee Molloi\r\n<\/div>        \r\n<\/div>                                                                                                                            \r\n            <div id=\"copyright\">\r\n        <strong>Copyright:<\/strong> Clinics Cardive Publishing (Pty) Ltd. publisher\r\n        of Cardiovascular Journal of Africa.<\/div>\r\n    <div style=\"clear: both;\"><\/div>                                                                                                                                \r\n        <div id=\"article-abstract\">                                                                                                            \r\n            <div id=\"abstract-title\">                                                                                                        \r\n                    Abstract                                                                                                                \r\n                <\/div>                                                                                                                        \r\n                                                                                                                                \r\n            <div id=\"abstract-content\">                                                                                                        \r\n            <!--Content of Abstract Article-->                                                                                                \r\n            <!--<strong>\"Abstract titles\":<\/strong>-->                                                                                        \r\n            <!--<br\/> at the end of each section!!-->                                                                                        \r\n                                                                                                                                                     \r\n\r\n        <strong>Purpose:<\/strong>                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                                    \r\nSwine are widely recognised as an essential experimental platform for evaluating prosthetic heart valves and testing novel catheter-based deployment methods. Our study aimed to establish baseline normative diameters for the aortic root and ascending aorta in swine using spiral computed tomography angiography (CTA), enhancing the success of preclinical research and device development.\r\n<br \/>   \r\n\r\n        <strong>Methods:<\/strong>                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                                    \r\nOur study involved thoracic CTA scans of 34 male swine, detailing the anatomical features of the aortic root and ascending aorta, and measuring the diameters at five key planes.\r\n<br \/>\r\n                \r\n                <strong>Results:<\/strong>                                                                                                    \r\nWe conducted an additional analysis of the relationships among the chosen principal parameters.\r\n<br \/>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                                                                                                                                \r\n        <strong>Conclusion:<\/strong>                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                                    \r\nThe baseline angiography of swine offers reference values for future studies.\r\n<br \/>    \r\n                                                                                                        \r\n\r\n                                                                                                                                                \r\n            <\/div>                                                                                                                            \r\n        <\/div>                                                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                        \r\n                                                                                                                                                \r\n        <div id=\"keywords\">                                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                            \r\n            <strong>Keywords:<\/strong>                                                                                                        \r\n                                                                                                                                            \r\n            <strong>computed tomography angiography, cardiovascular disease, aortic root, ascending aorta, swine<\/strong>                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                                \r\n        <\/div>                                                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                                \r\n    <div id=\"publish-info\">                                                                                                                    \r\n                                                                                                                                \r\n    <strong>Submitted:<\/strong> February 14, 2025; <!--Month day, year; -->    \r\n    <strong>Accepted:<\/strong> January 21, 2026; <!--Month day, year; -->                                                                            \r\n    <strong>Published:<\/strong> May 8, 2026<!--Month day, year; -->                                                                                                                            <br \/>                                                            \r\n        <em>Cardiovasc J Afr 2025; <b>37<\/b>: 165-172<!--pg no. till pg no. \"eg. 4-7\"--><\/em>\r\n        <br \/><strong>Volume 37, Issue 2<\/strong> <br \/>                                                                            \r\n        <\/div>                                                                                                                            \r\n                                                                                                                                        \r\n    <div id=\"DOI\">                                                                                                                    \r\n            DOI Citation Reference: dx.doi.org\/10.5830\/CVJA-2026-003<!--DOI number-->                                                                \r\n        <\/div>                                                                                                                            \r\n                \r\n                <div id=\"author-affiliation\">                                                                                                \r\n \r\n\r\n<strong>Department of Radiology, Suzhou Health Vocational College, Suzhou City, China\r\n\r\n<\/strong>    <br \/>                                                                            \r\nXiaoyu Gao\r\n\r\n<br \/><br \/>   \r\n\r\n<strong>Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, California, USA\r\n\r\n<\/strong>    <br \/>                                                                            \r\nNegin Hadijabdolhamid<br \/>\r\nNile Khai Luu<br \/>\r\nAlesh Ruben Polvika<br \/>\r\nSabee Molloi\r\n\r\n<br \/><br \/>   \r\n\r\n                [soshsc hide=\"logged\"]\r\n                <strong>You need to be <a style=\"color: #c80c44;\" href=\"https:\/\/cvja.co.za\/journal\/member-login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">logged in to view and download<\/a> the full text PDF version. <a style=\"color: #c80c44;\" href=\"https:\/\/cvja.co.za\/journal\/register\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register for a free account?<\/a><\/strong> <br \/><br \/>[\/soshsc]\r\n                \r\n                \r\n                \r\n                <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swine are widely recognised as an essential experimental platform for evaluating prosthetic heart valves and testing novel catheter-based deployment methods. 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