Journal article
Are There Seasonal Patterns to Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections of the Aorta?
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to test the hypothesis that there are seasonal increases in aortic aneurysm ruptures and dissections.
METHODS: a retrospective, population-based time series analysis of hospital admissions for dissection and rupture of the aortic aneurysm in the Province of Ontario from 1988-1997. Analyses were carried out on weekly and monthly aggregations of hospital admissions.
Authors
Upshur R; Mamdani M; Knight K
Journal
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 173–176
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2000
DOI
10.1053/ejvs.2000.1139
ISSN
1078-5884