Early Mortality in Type A Acute Aortic Dissection: Insights From the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Early data revealed a mortality rate of 1% to 2% per hour for type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) during the initial 48 hours. Despite advances in diagnostic testing and treatment, this mortality rate continues to be cited because of a lack of contemporary data characterizing early mortality and the effect of timely surgery.

Objective

To examine early mortality rates for patients with TAAAD in the contemporary era.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study examined data for patients with TAAAD in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection between 1996 and 2018. Patients were grouped according to the mode of their intended treatment, surgical or medical.

Exposure

Surgical treatment.

Main outcomes and measures

Mortality w

SUBMITTER: Harris KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403853 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature