Long-Term Survival in Patients Presenting With Type B Acute Aortic Dissection
St. Michael's Hospital · Worcester Memorial Hospital · +6 more institutions
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Follow-up survival studies in patients with acute type B aortic dissection have been restricted to a small number of patients in single centers. We used data from a contemporary registry of acute type B aortic dissection to better understand factors associated with adverse long-term survival. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined 242 consecutive patients discharged alive with acute type B aortic dissection enrolled in the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD) between 1996 and 2003. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were constructed, and Cox proportional hazards analysis was performed to identify independent predictors of follow-up mortality. Three-year survival for patients treated…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 23.70
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 39
Authors
16- TTThomas T. TsaiCorresponding
St. Michael's Hospital, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Robert Bosch Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, University of Rostock
- RFRossella Fattori
St. Michael's Hospital, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Robert Bosch Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, University of Rostock
- STSanti Trimarchi
St. Michael's Hospital, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Robert Bosch Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, University of Rostock
- EMEric M. Isselbacher
St. Michael's Hospital, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Robert Bosch Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, University of Rostock
- TMTruls Myrmel
St. Michael's Hospital, Worcester Memorial Hospital, Robert Bosch Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, IRCCS Azienda Ospedliero-Universitaria di Bologna Policlinico di Sant'Orsola, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Vall d'Hebron Hospital Universitari, University of Rostock
Topics & keywords
- Medicine
- Hazard ratio
- Aortic dissection
- Proportional hazards model
- Internal medicine
- Confidence interval
- Aortic aneurysm
- Surgery
- Good health and well-being