Association between acute aortic dissection and the distribution of aortic calcification.

Chih-Jen YangShih-Hung TsaiJen-Chun WangWei-Chou ChangChih-Yuan LinZun-Cheng TangHsian-He Hsu

Published in: PloS one (2019)

We identified the associations between AC-related variables and the location of IT in patients with AAD. However, AC was not an independent risk factor for AAD. The distribution of AC was different between patients with type A and type B AAD.

Keyphrases

aortic dissection
chronic kidney disease
liver failure
left ventricular
drug induced
coronary artery
hepatitis b virus