Table 1.
Author (year) | Geographic location (country/city or county) | Year(s) of inclusion | Study design and data retrieval methods | Data collecting method for AAD cases | Patients reported | Age -mean (SD) | Male sex (%) |
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Adler et al (2018) | Cologne, Germany | 2014–2017 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | Clinical analysis, angiography, CT Scan | Patients > 18 year-old) | 54,7 (15) | 82.9 |
Allan et al (2017) | Toronto, Canada | 2009–2012 | Cohort study, population-based, retrospective, multicenter (Rescu Epistry Cardiac Arrest Database) | Hospital records and coroner investigative statement and autopsy reports | Patients aged 2–45 years old | 35 (9.3) | 70.3 |
Pleskot et al (2006) | East Bohemia, Czech Republic | 2002–2004 | Cohort study, prospective, multi-center | Autopsy findings, clinical course and complementary examinations | Patients aged between 16 and 97 | 66 (13) | 74,1 |
Jitsuiki et al (2017) | Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan | 2012–2017 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | CT Scan | Patients > 10 years old | NR | NR |
Kim et al (2020) | Wonju, South Korea | 2002–2005 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | Transesophageal echocardiogram (convenience sample) | Patients > 20 years old | Median (IQR):71(21) | 57.8 |
Moriwaki et al (2013) | Yokohama, Japan | 2002–2005 and 2007–2010 | Case series study, population-based, retrospective, single-center | Clinical records and perimortem CT | NR | NR | NR |
Takeuchi et al (2020) | Kyorin, Tokyo, Japan | 1972–1998 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | CT-Scan | Patients > 17 years old | NR | NR |
Tanaka et al (2016) | Sapporo, Japan | 2002–2014 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | CT and Perimortem CT | NR | NR | NR |
Tseng et al (2020) | San Francisco, California, USA | 2002–2014 | Cohort study, prospective, multi-center (All consecutive San Francisco County out of hospital cardiac arrest deaths) | Autopsy | Patients aged 18–90 years old | 62.8 (14.5) | 69 |
Yang et al (2020) | Taiwan | 2006–2019 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | CT Scan (first clinical evaluation after ECPR) | ECMO patients > 18 years old | 54.7 (12.2) | 90.3 |
Meyer et al (2012) | King County, Washington, USA | 1980–2009 | Cohort study, retrospective, population-based, multi-center | Origin was determined from all available information, including emergency medical services incident reports, autopsy reports, death certificates, and hospital records when available, and a specific cause of OHCA was determined for each case | Patients aged 0–35 years old | 25.1 (10.1) | 70.6 |
Otani et al (2017) | Osaka, Japan | 2009–2016 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | Clinical findings | Patients 16 years old | NR | NR |
Yoshida et al (2016) | Kanto Region, Japan | 2012–2012 | Cohort study, retrospective, multi-center (prospectively collected data from the SOS-Kanto Registry study) | Clinical records | Patients > 17 years old | NR | NR |
Kobayashi et al (2013) | Chiba, Japan | 2006–2011 | Cohort study, retrospective, single-center | Clinical records among patients with precise diagnosis of OHCA | Patients > 14 | NR | NR |
Legend: Study characteristics. AAD: acute aortic dissection; TBAD: type B aortic Dissection; TAAD (type A aortic dissection); CT: Computer Tomography; NR: Not Reported; USA: United States of America.