Abstract Background Thoracic aorta dimensions have been poorly correlated with cardiovascular risk factors such as systemic arterial hypertension (SAH), diabetes mellitus (DM) and coronary artery disease (CAD). Objectives To correlate the thoracic aorta diameter assessed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) with SAH, DM, dyslipidemia, CAD, smoking, age, gender, weight, height, body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA) and continuous use of drugs with cardiovascular protective action. Methods Observational, cross-sectional and retrospective study. The study included 203 individuals (62.1 ± […]