Mortality and burden related with aortic aneurysms and dissections. The importance of information and education

Abstract

Background: In this study we correlated changes of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases with trends of age standardized mortality rates and burden for aortic aneurysms and dissections.

Methods: We analyzed data from the Global Burden of Diseases and EUROSTAT.

Findings: There was a significant increase of expenditure for health from 1980 and 2019. In the period 1980-2000, despite higher health spending, age standardized mortality rates increased in almost all European countries. During the period 2000-2019, in Western European Countries and in Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia there was a correlation between higher health expenditure and decrease of ASMR. The most important changes between the period 1980-2000 and the period 2000-2019 was the proportion of health expenditure devoted to preventive care and to the increased use of aspirin and statins.

Interpretation: Information about risk factors for cardiovascular diseases have leads to decreased aortic aneurysm related mortality and burden.

Keywords: Aortic aneurysms; Expenditure for health; Expenditure for preventive care; Risk factors; Trends in Europe.