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
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- liver failure
- heart failure
- sensitive detection
- type diabetes
- fluorescent probe
- hypertensive patients
- living cells
- intensive care unit
- sleep quality
- left ventricular
- acute coronary syndrome
- surgical site infection
- adipose tissue
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- single molecule
- drug induced
- weight loss