Incidence, Time-trends and Sex Differences in Aortic Dissection: A Population Based 15-year Follow-up of Swedish Patients

Introduction: Large population based studies in aortic dissection are lacking. Moreover, most studies do not include patients who never reached a hospital. Hence, today's incidence numbers are uncertain and little is known about time-trends and sex differences regarding treatment and survival. The objective was to describe incidence, temporal trends and outcome with particular emphasis on sex differences. Methods: All adult individuals diagnosed...