Temporal trends in mortality of aortic dissection and rupture in the UK, Japan, the USA and Canada.

Makoto HibinoSubodh VermaCraig M JarretJunichi ShimamuraRaj VermaHiromi HibinoCristian R BaezaDagfinn AuneBobby YanagawaAkihiko UsuiChristoph A NienaberMarc P Pelletier

Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2023)

Trends in mortality from aortic rupture are decreasing; however, mortality from aortic dissection is increasing in Japan, the USA and Canada. Further study to explain these trends is warranted.

Keyphrases

aortic dissection
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
aortic valve
atrial fibrillation
pulmonary artery
pulmonary hypertension
left ventricular
pulmonary arterial hypertension