Open AccessTight Heart Rate Control Reduces Secondary Adverse Events in Patients With Type B Acute Aortic Dissection
Author(s) -
Kazuhisa Kodama,
Kazuhiro Nishigami,
Tomohiro Sakamoto,
Tadashi Sawamura,
T Hirayama,
Hiroyasu Misumi,
Kōichi Nakao
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.755801
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , cardiology , dissection (medical) , heart rate , surgery , blood pressure , odds ratio , aorta
Although type B aortic dissection has been treated with beta blockers to lower the arterial blood pressure (BP), there has been little evidences about reduction in heart rate (HR). We assessed whether tight HR control improved the outcome of medical treatment in patients with aortic dissection.
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