[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.
Divisione di Cardiologia, Ospedale Regionale, Treviso.
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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.