Aortic Dissection

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions has released a consensus statement on how catheterization laboratories should manage the technical aspects of PCI for patients with STEMI.

Approximately 7.4 million patients are misdiagnosed in EDs every year, according to a report from the HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

A 6-month intervention with an exercise target of 10,000 steps per day may slow aortic root dilation in pediatric patients with Marfan syndrome, according to study data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Absolute risk for aortic dissection was low among a cohort of patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms as large as 6 cm, though larger size was associated with higher risk for aortic dissection and all-cause death, data show.

Data from a retrospective study suggest adults with very high levels of lipoprotein(a) are eight times more likely to experience aortic dissection compared with those with lower levels, independent of other CV risk factors.

The mortality rate for women with type A acute aortic dissection remains higher than that for men with the condition, but has improved in the past decade, researchers reported.

Patients with aortic dissection or aneurysm prescribed fluroquinolones had elevated risk for adverse outcomes, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Long-term treatment with beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers was associated with improvements in aortic dissection treatment, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Older adults who received fluoroquinolones had a low risk for aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection, two studies published in JAMA Internal Medicine show.

Among patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those with thoracic aortic aneurysm had elevated risk for aortic dissection and cardiac tamponade after the procedure, researchers reported.