Why the study?
Epidemiological data on acute aortic dissection remain scanty and actual incidence is hard to estimate due to diagnostic challenges and pre-hospital deaths.
Population
Patients with acute aortic dissection (AAD)
Design
Editorial
Key result
Acute aortic dissection has an estimated prevalence of 0.2% to 0.8% in autopsy series and an annual incidence of 2.5 to 7.2 cases per 100,000 in population-based studies.
Authors
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Registry data likely underestimate incidence; leaves open accurate epidemiology until population studies routinely include out-of-hospital deaths.
Accurate epidemiological estimation of acute aortic dissection requires population-based studies that include out-of-hospital deaths, as registry data alone underestimates the true incidence.
Aboyans et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Acute aortic dissection. Acute aortic dissection has an estimated prevalence of 0.2% to 0.8% in autopsy series and an annual incidence of 2.5 to 7.2 cases per 100,000 in population-based studies.
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