Figure 2From: Atherosclerosis of the descending aorta predicts cardiovascular events: a transesophageal echocardiography studyA Kaplan-Meier curve showing the association between the severity of the transesophageally detected aortic plaques and the long term survival including all events. It can be clearly seen that more severe the atherosclerosis on the descending aorta was, higher the probability of future cardiovascular events.Back to article page