One-Year Outcomes of Thoracic Endovascular Repair for Acute Aortic Ulcers

195 patients with acute penetrating aortic ulcers were treated at the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command from 2012 to 2024. The study compares outcomes for patients receiving antiplatelet drugs versus those who did not, tracking major adverse events over 12 months. Cox regression analysis identified aortic diameter and ulcer dimensions as factors associated with adverse events.

Use Cases

• Compare major adverse event rates based on antiplatelet therapy use.
• Analyze the relationship between pre-operative aortic/ulcer dimensions and 12-month clinical outcomes.
• Model risk factors for complications following thoracic endovascular aortic repair.

Strengths

• Includes data from 195 patients, with 180 receiving 6-month follow-up imaging.
• Reports specific imaging parameters (e.g., mean aortic diameter 32.44 mm) and statistical comparisons between groups.
• Tracks a composite primary outcome of major adverse events over a 12-month period.

Limitations

• Row count for the underlying dataset is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single hospital, which may reflect geographic or institutional bias.

Provenance

Source

Zhan-kui Du via figshare.

Collection Method

Retrospective collection of demographics, clinical data, and imaging characteristics from hospital records.

Time Range

January 2012 to June 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-26 08:52:37; freshness should be verified.

Geography

General Hospital of Northern Theater Command (location unspecified).