The risk of rupture in untreated aneurysms: the impact of size, gender, and expansion rate

PM Brown, DT Zelt, B Sobolev - Journal of vascular surgery, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the risk of rupture as related to size of
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), gender, and expansion of the aneurysm. Methods …

Do inhibitors of angiotensin-I-converting enzyme protect against risk of cancer?

AF Lever, DJ Hole, CR Gillis, IR McCallum, GT McInnes… - The Lancet, 1998 - thelancet.com
Background Previous studies have reported an increased risk of cancer with calcium-
channel blockers in man. Other work in animals suggests that inhibitors of angiotensin-l …

[HTML][HTML] Abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture rates: a 7-year follow-up of the entire abdominal aortic aneurysm population detected by screening

RAP Scott, PV Tisi, HA Ashton, DR Allen - Journal of vascular surgery, 1998 - Elsevier
Purpose: The goal of the current study was to identify the risk of rupture in the entire
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) population detected through screening and to review …

Epidemiology of aortic aneurysm repair in the United States from 1993 to 2003

JA Cowan Jr, JB Dimick, PK Henke… - Annals of the New …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease has been well described
over the preceding 50 years. This disease primarily affects elderly males with smoking …