Citation

Yoshizaki T, Kimura N, Hirano T, Yamaguchi A, Adachi H. Ann. Vasc. Dis. 2016; 9(3): 205-208.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Jichi Medical University, Saitama, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Nihon Myakkan Gakkai)

DOI

10.3400/avd.cr.16-00010

PMID

27738463

Abstract

We investigated the clinical picture of non-traumatic acute aortic dissection (AAD) occurring behind the wheel. Between 1990 and 2014, AAD had occurred in 11 patients while driving (nine men, mean age; 58.3 years, seven commercial drivers). The symptoms included chest and/or back pain (n = 9) and syncope (n = 2). One patient with syncope caused a traffic accident. Ten patients had type A dissection (DeBakey type I) and 1 type B dissection. In-hospital mortality was 9.9% (1/11). Our data showed if affected drivers are transported to a hospital in a timely fashion, a good surgical outcome can be expected.

Language: en