Thoracic Aortic Dissection in Tetralogy of Fallot: A Review of the National Inpatient Sample Database.

ABSTRACT: Background Thoracic aortic aneurysm is common in patients with tetralogy of Fallot ( TOF ); the incidence of thoracic aortic dissection ( TAD ) is unknown, but generally considered to be uncommon. The purpose of this study was to determine incidence and risk factors for TAD in TOF patients. Methods and Results This work is a retrospective review of the National Inpatient Sample ( NIS ) database for cases of ascending TAD among all hospital admissions in adults with TOF , 2000-2014. Of 18 353 admissions in TOF patients, 11 (0.06%; 6 per 10 000 admissions) of these were TAD -related admissions. For the TAD -related admissions, mean age was 49.8±7.2 years; aortic surgical interventions were performed during 8 of the admissions, and overall in-hospital mortality was 45% (5 of 11). Risk factors

SUBMITTER: Egbe AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6475048 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature