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A 25-year-old male asked:

The smaller aorta the more it has to stretch to accomodate the pressure ? thereby more wall stress?need to understand my smaller aorta(14mm) better!

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Dr. Robert Sterling
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RUTheJollyGreenGiant: No, actually it's the other way around. The bigger it gets the less pressure is necessary to stretch it further. It's called the Law of LaPlace (the guy who figured it out-he reduced it to a mathematical formula).It's a bit more complicated than that, having to do with tissue elasticity, your size, etc.As for your aorta,don't worry too much, as long as you are otherwise healthy and not 8 ft tall.
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