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June 7, 2026Journal of Clinical MedicineOpen Access

The median Vmax-AoDesc was 1.29 (IQR: 0.28) m/s, with an upper limit of 2.00 m/s, and age was the most important independent predictor (β = −0.392, p < 0.001).

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Population

559 asymptomatic healthy athletes with an age of at least 12 years and a tricuspid aortic valve

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

median 3.0 (IQR: 2.1) years for a subset of 40 athletes

Authors

GCGeorgios A. ChristouDKDimitrios N. Kiortsis

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In healthy athletes, the upper limit of normal for maximum velocity of blood flow in the descending aorta is 2.00 m/s, with younger age being the strongest predictor of higher velocities.

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Population
559 asymptomatic healthy athletes with an age of at least 12 years and a tricuspid aortic valve (420 males, age: 29 ± 14 years)
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Outcome
Normal range for the maximum velocity of blood flow in the descending aorta (Vmax-AoDesc) and its predictorssurrogate

In healthy athletes, the upper limit of normal for maximum velocity of blood flow in the descending aorta is 2.00 m/s, with younger age being the strongest predictor of higher velocities.

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Christou et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a250ce97def13d035e1d2b7https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm15114378
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