The effect of ambient temperature on the onset of acute Stanford type B aortic dissection.

CONCLUSIONS: In general, low ambient temperature was significantly associated with ABAD presentations in comparison with high temperature. The effects of cold were delayed by two weeks and persisted for a few days.
PMID: 27351414 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: VASA. Zeitschrift fur Gefasskrankheiten. Journal for Vascular Diseases - June 27, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Li Y, Ji C, Zhang J, Han Y Tags: Vasa Source Type: research