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Acute aortic dissection: epidemiology and outcomes.

Davide Pacini1, Luca Di Marco, Daniela Fortuna

  • 1Department of Cardiac Surgery, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy. dav.pacini@gmail.com

International Journal of Cardiology
|August 14, 2012
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Acute aortic dissection (AAD) affects 4.7 per 100,000 people annually, with higher incidence in men. Mortality rates are significant, especially for medically treated patients and those with type B dissection treated with endoprosthesis.

Keywords:
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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Epidemiology
  • Vascular Surgery

Background:

  • Limited epidemiological data exists for acute aortic dissection (AAD).
  • Understanding AAD incidence and clinical features is crucial for public health.
  • This study addresses the lack of comprehensive AAD epidemiological information.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the incidence and mortality rates of AAD in the general population.
  • To analyze the clinical features and treatment outcomes of AAD patients.
  • To provide insights into AAD epidemiology for improved patient management.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the Emilia-Romagna regional database of hospital admissions (2000-2008).
  • Inclusion criteria: urgent admissions for aortic dissection (thoracic and thoracoabdominal).
  • Patient stratification into surgically treated type A AAD, endovascularly treated type B AAD, and medically treated AAD groups.

Main Results:

  • 1499 AAD cases identified between 2000 and 2008.
  • Overall annual incidence rate of 4.7 per 100,000, higher in men (6.7%) than women (2.9%).
  • Overall in-hospital mortality was 27.7%, with higher rates in medically treated (33%) and endovascularly treated type B AAD (26.9%) compared to surgically treated type A AAD (21.1%).

Conclusions:

  • AAD incidence is substantial, with a significant proportion of ultra-octogenarian patients.
  • Many AAD patients do not receive surgical or interventional treatment.
  • Surgical outcomes for type A AAD are acceptable, but endovascular treatment for complicated type B AAD shows dismal results.