Aortic dissection is relatively rare, occurring at an estimated rate of 2–3.5 per 100,000 people every year. It is more common in males. Mean age at diagnosis is 63, although all age groups may be affected. Many cases of aortic dissection (40%) lead to death so rapidly that the ...
The unexpected death last year of veteran actor John Ritter at 54 focused attention on an often-overlooked condition that threatens aging men more than any other population. Ritter was stricken by an aortic dissection while working on a television sound stage. Despite immediate surgery, he died a...
Aortic Dissection (Figs. 22.11 and 22.12) Aortic dissectionis one of the most catastrophic events with a high mortality rate. During the early hours aftertype A aortic dissection, the mortality risk increases about 1% per hour.15As time passes, the mortality rate increase slows down but is sti...
Aortic dissection is one of the most dangerous vascular diseases, with a 50% mortality rate within the first 48 hours. Every hour in treatment delay leads to a 1% increase in mortality. Operation was the only way to save Mr. Geng’s life, but none of the local hospitals could perform su...
Chronic painless stanford type a aortic dissection involving whole of the aorta in an elderly female Stanford type A aortic dissection (AD) is a rapidly progressive disease associated with a very high mortality rate, especially in the absence of emergent s... K Mahajan,R Bhardwaj,S Sondhi - ...
death. The vertical ticks on the curves indicate withdrawal of mice whose causes of death were not (a) abdominal aortic rupture or (c) thoracic aortic rupture. Log-rank test. *P < 0.05 (b,d) Incidence rate of (b) abdominal aortic dissection (AAD) or (d) thoracic aortic dissection...
Morbidity and mortality for repair of chronic dissection types A and B were acceptable. Preoperative hypotension in acute type A dissection was a major predisposing factor toward stroke (29% versus 5%, p < 0.05). Acute type B dissection had acceptable mortality (14%) but a high rate of ...
Rupture or dissection of the aorta is often fatal. Tcheandjieu and colleagues now identify key pathways underlying aortic dilatation, a common prelude to acute aortic events, and assess the utility of a polygenic risk score to identify those at highest risk of aortic death in whom prophylactic ...
BACKGROUND: Surgery confers the best chance of survival following acute Type A dissection (ATAD), yet perioperative mortality remains high. Although perioperative risk factors for mortality have been described, information on the actual causes of death is sparse. In this study, we aimed to character...
significantly prolong clinical follow-up and surgical procedures and reduce the occurrence of aortic-related complications (aortic dissection, aortic rupture, or death). Although drug therapy can slow the rate of ascending aortic dilation and delay the timing of surgical treatment, surgery remains the ...