[Aortic dissection: an incidence study based on hospital cases].
To ascertain the incidence of aortic dissection, we retrospectively studied the data base of our hospital (Ospedale di Treviso-ULSS n 10). The population in the Treviso area is well defined as a geographic settlement and was sufficiently stable from a demographic point of view in the period examined (1976-1988). Patients were selected on the basis of established aortic dissection diagnosed by angiography, surgical inspection or autopsy. One hundred eighty-seven patients were included: 126 of them lived in the hospital-referring area (mean annual population of 239824 people in the study period). The calculated incidence of aortic dissection was 40.4 new cases/million inhabitants/year. This figure is consistently higher than that reported in the literature. The outcome of the study is discussed and data are compared with those of previously published papers.
Giujusa
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Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Regionale, Treviso.
Dario
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Franceschini
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Carlini
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Cuzzato
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D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution
Dissecazione aortica: studio dell'incidenza basato su una casistica ospedaliera.