Table 1 General characteristics of patients with acute aortic dissection: mean ± SD, n (%)
Type A | Type B | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 165 | n = 113 | ||
Age | 59.2 ± 14.3 | 59.8 ± 13.9 | 0.742 |
Male | 75 (45.5) | 70 (61.9) | 0.007 |
Hypertension | 132 (80.0) | 98 (86.7) | 0.145 |
Diabetes mellitus | 13 (7.9) | 11 (9.7) | 0.588 |
Hyperlipidemia | 21 (12.7) | 16 (14.2) | 0.730 |
Current smoking | 32 (19.4) | 38 (33.6) | 0.007 |
Previous ischemic stroke | 17 (10.3) | 9 (8.0) | 0.511 |
Ischemic heart disease | 16 (9.7) | 12 (10.6) | 0.802 |
Atrial fibrillation | 8 (4.8) | 6 (5.3) | 0.863 |
Marfan syndrome | 16 (9.7) | 7 (6.2) | 0.298 |
Systolic hypotension | 38 (23.0) | 4 (3.5) | < 0.001 |
Syncope | 23 (13.9) | 5 (4.4) | 0.014 |
Widened mediastinum | 101 (61.2) | 45 (39.8) | 0.001 |
Pain | 140 (84.8) | 103 (91.2) | 0.120 |
azotemia (creatinine > 2 mg/dL) | 23 (13.9) | 13 (11.5) | 0.553 |
Mesentery ischemia | 6 (3.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0.247 |
Any pulse deficit | 12 (7.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0.017 |
Intramural hematoma | 43 (26.1) | 50 (44.2) | 0.002 |
Any neurologic symptom | 36 (21.8) | 5 (4.4) | < 0.001 |
Aortic branch involvement | 95 (57.6) | 49 (43.4) | 0.020 |
In-hospital mortality | 26 (15.8) | 2 (1.8) | < 0.001 |