Association of hyperuricaemia and hyperglycaemia with risk of in-hospital mortality in acute aortic dissection: a multicentre cohort study in the Han Chinese population.

OBJECTIVE

The objective is to investigate the association of hyperuricaemia and hyperglycaemia with an increased risk of mortality in acute aortic dissection (AAD).

DESIGN

Retrospective multicentre cohort study.

SETTING

De-identified information of patients was collected from electronic medical records between 2010 and 2021 across five hospitals in China.

PARTICIPANTS

A total of 2603 AAD patients from 5337 patients who underwent arterial aortic computed tomographic angiography were selected after three rounds of screening.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: All-cause in-hospital mortality.

RESULTS

Of the 2603 patients, 20.3% were women, and the mean age was 54 years old. In-hospital mortality risk escalated linearly with increased levels of uric acid (P non-linearity=0.1699) and serum glucose (P non-linearity=0.2423). The per SD of increment in uric acid was associated with 40% (1.40, 1.22 to 1.60) in HR and 95% CI of AAD all-cause in-hospital mortality and 39% (1.39, 1.22 to 1.58) in serum glucose after full adjustment. Patients with a decrease in uric acid and/or serum glucose within the 7 days preceding admission showed significantly lower in-hospital mortality compared with those without a decrease. Notably, patients exhibiting both hyperuricaemia and serum glucose>180.2 mg/dL faced over double mortality risk (2.21, 1.58 to 3.10) compared with those with normal uric acid and normal serum glucose levels.

CONCLUSIONS

Hyperuricaemia and hyperglycaemia are significantly associated with an increased risk of mortality among AAD patients in the Han Chinese population. These findings suggest the importance of monitoring and managing uric acid and glucose levels in AAD patients to potentially improve outcomes.