Patients with type A aortic dissection have 3-fold higher risk of stroke in long-term: JAHA
Taiwan: Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) patients versus aortic disease-free individuals are at increased long-term risk of stroke, both hemorrhagic and ischemic, research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association has stated.
Type A aortic dissection (TAAD) patients were associated with a >3‐fold higher stroke risk than those without aortic disease for a mean follow-up period of ≈5.71 years. According to the study authors, this is the first cohort study examining the association between TAAD and long-term stroke risk. "The trend of increased stroke risk was consistent across subgroups stratified by sex; age, antiplatelet use; and history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, or diabetes," they wrote in their study.
Type A aortic dissection among the most life‐threatening cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In recent years, with advances in surgical repair techniques, the 3-year survival rate of TAAD patients has increased to 90.5%. However, they are shown to be a high short‐term risk of stroke but whether TAAD patients are at increased long‐term stroke risk remains unknown. To address this knowledge gap, Jin‐Yi Hsu, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, and colleagues aimed to examine whether TAAD patients have an increased long‐term risk of stroke on the basis of nationwide longitudinal data in Taiwan.
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