Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality after aortic dissection, intramural hematoma, and penetrating aortic ulcer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The nonaortic cardiovascular morbidity and mortality of patients with aortic dissection (AD), intramural hematoma (IMH), and penetrating aortic ulcer (PAU) is unknown. We aimed to define the rates of cardiovascular (CV) events in a cohort of patients with newly diagnosed AD, IMH, and PAU.

Methods

We performed a retrospective review of all Olmsted County, Minnesota, residents diagnosed with AD, IMH, and PAU from 1995 to 2015. The primary outcome was nonaortic CV death. The secondary outcome was a first-time nonfatal CV event (myocardial infarction, heart failure [HF], or stroke). The outcomes were compared with age- and sex-matched population referents using Cox proportional hazards regression, with adjustment for comorbidities.

Results

A total of 133 patient

SUBMITTER: Weiss S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7477938 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature