Aortic dissection and ruptures in adult congenital heart disease in Texas from 2009 to 2019.
Andrew WellMichelle MizrahiGregory JohnsonHanoch PattCharles D FraserCarlos M MeryZiv BeckermanPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2021)
ACHD discharges had a higher frequency of TADR versus the general population (0.9-1.2 vs 0.3-0.6 per 1000 discharges). There is an indication that CHD confers an increased adjusted odds of TADR. As the ACHD population continues to grow in number as well as age, it will be important to continue to assess the risk of TADR from CHD and how traditional risk factors impact this risk.