Once after a full moon: acute type A aortic dissection and lunar phases.
Henrik BjurstenDaniel Oudin ÅströmShahab NozohoorKhalil AhmadMariann TangMarkus BjurbomEmma C HanssonAnders JeppssonChristian Joost Holdflod MøllerMiko JormalainenTatu JuvonenAri A MennanderPeter Skov OlsenChristian OlssonAnders AhlssonAnna OudinEmily PanPeter RaivioAnders WickbomJohan SjögrenArnar GeirssonTomas GudbjartssonIgor ZindovicPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
This study found an overrepresentation of surgery for ATAAD during the full moon phase. The explanation for this is not known, but we speculate that sleep deprivation during full moon leads to a temporary increase in blood pressure, which in turn could trigger rupture of the aortic wall. While this finding is interesting, it needs to be corroborated and the clinical implications are debateable.
Keyphrases
- aortic dissection
- blood pressure
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- aortic valve
- physical activity
- liver failure
- sensitive detection
- metabolic syndrome
- drug induced
- sleep quality
- fluorescent probe
- left ventricular
- insulin resistance
- blood glucose
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- pulmonary artery
- acute coronary syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- quantum dots
- weight loss