Why the study?
Does tight heart rate control reduce aortic events and surgical requirement in patients with acute type B aortic dissection?
Population
171 patients with acute type B aortic dissection medically treated and controlled to lower blood pressure…
Comparison
Tight heart rate control based on average HR at… vs Conventional heart rate control
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
median 27.0 months
Authors
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Tight HR control was associated with fewer aortic events in type B dissection; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does tight heart rate control reduce aortic events and surgical requirement in patients with acute type B aortic dissection?
Tight heart rate control (<60 bpm) significantly reduces the risk of secondary aortic events and the need for surgery in patients with medically treated type B acute aortic dissection.
Kodama et al. (2008) studied this question.
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