Demographics and outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection in young adults in southeastern China: impact of syndromic heritable thoracic aortic disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to investigate the demographics and to evaluate long-term outcomes of acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) in surgically treated patients ≤40 years in China.

Methods

This study included patients aged ≤40 with ATAAD who underwent surgical treatment at our institution between 2015 and 2019. The patients were categorized into groups according to heritable thoracic aortic disease (HTAD) presence or absence. The primary outcomes were in-hospital and late mortality, and aortic-related re-intervention.

Results

Our cohort included 141 patients aged ≤ 40, representing 14.6% of all patients with ATAAD treated during the same period. 35.5% (50 of 141) of these cases were associated with HTAD. Among them, only 16.0% were aware of their condition prio

SUBMITTER: Lin XF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11776063 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature