Low admission platelet counts predicts increased risk of in-hospital mortality in patients with type A acute aortic dissection

Int J Cardiol. 2014 Apr 1;172(3):e484-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.001. Epub 2014 Jan 15.
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Keywords: Acute aortic dissection; In-hospital mortality; Platelet counts; Stanford type A.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / mortality
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
  • Aortic Dissection / blood*
  • Aortic Dissection / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Dissection / mortality
  • China / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hospital Mortality / trends
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Admission*
  • Platelet Count
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed