Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study

Background: Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency with high mortality rates. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a critical complication in patients with acute aortic dissection; however, its incidence and impact on outcomes remain inconclusive. Objective...

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Main Authors: Shuhei Murao, Yutaka Umemura, Hirotaka Mori, Yoshinobu Seki, Takayuki Ikezoe, Kohji Okamoto, Satoshi Fujimi, Kazuma Yamakawa
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author Shuhei Murao
Yutaka Umemura
Hirotaka Mori
Yoshinobu Seki
Takayuki Ikezoe
Kohji Okamoto
Satoshi Fujimi
Kazuma Yamakawa
author_facet Shuhei Murao
Yutaka Umemura
Hirotaka Mori
Yoshinobu Seki
Takayuki Ikezoe
Kohji Okamoto
Satoshi Fujimi
Kazuma Yamakawa
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description Background: Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency with high mortality rates. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a critical complication in patients with acute aortic dissection; however, its incidence and impact on outcomes remain inconclusive. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate DIC prevalence and prognosis in patients with aortic dissection. Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study using data from the Japan Medical Data Center claims database between 2014 and 2022. DIC was diagnosed based on the criteria of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM-2) and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). We compared the in-hospital mortality between patients with and without DIC and assessed the impact of coagulopathy using various coagulation profiles. Results: Among the 3037 patients, 40% underwent surgery and 60% did not undergo surgery. The prevalence rates of JAAM-2 DIC and ISTH DIC were 21% and 9.4%, respectively. In-hospital mortality was significantly higher in the DIC group than in the non-DIC group, and this trend was consistently observed in the surgery and nonsurgery groups. Increased DIC scores correlated with higher in-hospital mortality. With the progression of coagulopathy, characterized by thrombocytopenia, elevated prothrombin time-international normalized ratio, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, increased D-dimer, and decreased fibrinogen levels, in-hospital mortality also increased. Conclusion: The presence of DIC, as identified by both the JAAM-2 and ISTH criteria, was associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients with acute aortic dissection. Therefore, further studies are needed to improve the clinical outcomes of these patients.
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spelling doaj-art-fc369ac7ea7b4f0dabc83614307562372025-01-11T06:41:48ZengElsevierResearch and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis2475-03792025-01-0191102656Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort studyShuhei Murao0Yutaka Umemura1Hirotaka Mori2Yoshinobu Seki3Takayuki Ikezoe4Kohji Okamoto5Satoshi Fujimi6Kazuma Yamakawa7Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan; Correspondence Shuhei Murao, Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka 540-0006, Japan.Department of Emergency and Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanDepartment of Hematology, Uonuma Institute of Community Medicine, Niigata University Medical and Dental Hospital, Niigata, JapanDepartment of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, JapanDepartment of Surgery, Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, JapanDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, JapanBackground: Acute aortic dissection is a life-threatening cardiovascular emergency with high mortality rates. Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a critical complication in patients with acute aortic dissection; however, its incidence and impact on outcomes remain inconclusive. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate DIC prevalence and prognosis in patients with aortic dissection. Methods: We conducted a multicenter retrospective cohort study using data from the Japan Medical Data Center claims database between 2014 and 2022. DIC was diagnosed based on the criteria of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine (JAAM-2) and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). We compared the in-hospital mortality between patients with and without DIC and assessed the impact of coagulopathy using various coagulation profiles. Results: Among the 3037 patients, 40% underwent surgery and 60% did not undergo surgery. The prevalence rates of JAAM-2 DIC and ISTH DIC were 21% and 9.4%, respectively. In-hospital mortality was significantly higher in the DIC group than in the non-DIC group, and this trend was consistently observed in the surgery and nonsurgery groups. Increased DIC scores correlated with higher in-hospital mortality. With the progression of coagulopathy, characterized by thrombocytopenia, elevated prothrombin time-international normalized ratio, prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time, increased D-dimer, and decreased fibrinogen levels, in-hospital mortality also increased. Conclusion: The presence of DIC, as identified by both the JAAM-2 and ISTH criteria, was associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients with acute aortic dissection. Therefore, further studies are needed to improve the clinical outcomes of these patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475037924003510aortic dissectioncoagulopathydisseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)ISTH DICJAAM-2 DIC
spellingShingle Shuhei Murao
Yutaka Umemura
Hirotaka Mori
Yoshinobu Seki
Takayuki Ikezoe
Kohji Okamoto
Satoshi Fujimi
Kazuma Yamakawa
Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis
aortic dissection
coagulopathy
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
ISTH DIC
JAAM-2 DIC
title Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study
title_full Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study
title_fullStr Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study
title_short Prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection: a nationwide cohort study
title_sort prevalence and clinical impact of disseminated intravascular coagulation in acute aortic dissection a nationwide cohort study
topic aortic dissection
coagulopathy
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
ISTH DIC
JAAM-2 DIC
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2475037924003510
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