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SUBMITTER: Shimizu T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7937495 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Shimizu Toshikazu T Kimura Naoyuki N Mieno Makiko M Hori Daijiro D Shiraishi Manabu M Tashima Yasushi Y Yuri Koichi K Itagaki Ryo R Aizawa Kei K Kawahito Koji K Yamaguchi Atsushi A
Circulation reports 20201023 11
<b><i>Background:</i></b> The prevalence of obesity among Japanese acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) patients and its effect on repair outcomes remain to be elucidated. <b><i>Methods and Results:</i></b> The prevalence of obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥30.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) among 1,059 patients (mean [±SD] age 64.3±12.7 years) who underwent ATAAD repair between 1990 and 2018 was compared with that among the general Japanese population (National Health and Nutrition Survey data). The preva ...[more]