Aortic Dissection in the Elderly

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-138

  Su, Yu Jang ^a,b   Chang, Wen Han ^b   Chang, Kuo Song ^b   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^b  

^a NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^b Mackay Memorial Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aortic dissection; chest pain; DeBakey classification; mortality; systolic blood pressure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THORAX PAIN;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEURYSM, DISSECTING; AORTIC ANEURYSM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 47749146107     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.04.023     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. DeBakey M.E., Beall A.C., Cooley D.A., et al. Dissecting aneurysms of the aorta. Surg Clin North Am 46 (1966) 1045-1055
2. Liang Z.T., Guo J., Yu X.P., and Zhang B. Analysis of misdiagnosis in 33 cases of aortic dissection [Chinese]. Di Yi Jun Yi Da Xue Xue Bao 25 (2005) 1172-1174
3. Yu H.Y., Chen Y.S., Huang S.C., Wang S.S., and Lin S.Y. Late outcome of patients with aortic dissection: study of a national database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 25 (2004) 683-690
4. Upchurch Jr. G.R., Nienaber C., Fattori R., et al. Acute aortic dissection presenting with primarily abdominal pain: a rare manifestation of a deadly disease. Ann Vasc Surg 19 (2005) 367-373
5. Mehta R.H., Bossone E., Evangelista A., et al. Acute type B aortic dissection in elderly patients: clinical features, outcomes, and simple risk stratification rule. Ann Thorac Surg 77 (2004) 1622-1628
6. Prisant L.M., and Nalamolu V.R. Aortic dissection. J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) 7 (2005) 367-371
7. Zhang Y.M., Zhou L.Y., He B.X., et al. The clinical analysis of with 106 cases aortic dissection [Chinese]. Zhonghua Xin Xue Guan Bing Za Zhi 33 (2005) 536-538
8. Staubli M. Sudden incapacity of walking [German]. Ther Umsch 61 (2004) 732-738
9. Hsu Y.C., and Lin C.C. Paraparesis as the major initial presentation of aortic dissection: report of four cases. Acta Neurol Taiwan 13 (2004) 192-197
10. Khan I.A., and Nair C.K. Clinical, diagnostic, and management perspectives of aortic dissection. Chest 122 (2002) 311-328
11. Tsai H.W., Hsieh S.R., Wei H.J., et al. Determinants of in-hospital mortality after surgery for acute type A aortic dissection. J Formos Med Assoc 103 (2004) 428-431