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Aortic root dilation (ARD) has been reported in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2DS) with and without congenital heart defects (CHDs). However, the long-term implications of isolated ARD in 22q11.2DS remain undefined. In this study, we measured aortic root size and estimated the probability of changing between normal aortic root size and ARD during follow up to understand the prevalence, longitudinal course, and clinical risk factors for ARD in patients with 22q11.2DS without intracardiac CHDs. Aortic root size was measured in 251 patients wi