Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common and life-threatening disease characterized
by progressive dilatation and rupture, and has a mortality rate of up to 90%. Surgical repair …

Background: The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms has increased. Its predisposing
factors are smoking, high blood pressure and dislipidemia. Progressive aneurysmal …

The physiological infrarenal aortic diameter varies between 12.4 mm in women an 27.6 mm
in men. As defined, an aneurysmatic dilatation begins with 29 mm. According to that, 9% of …

Purpose: We studied the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a population
with high incidences of cardiovascular diseases and analyzed how the prevalence varies …

Most abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are asymptomatic, not detectable on physical
examination, and silent until discovered during radiologic testing for other reasons. Tobacco …

INTRODUCTION: Antiplatelet agents, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase
inhibitors (statin drugs), angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and β-adrenergic …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) causes∼ 170 000 deaths annually worldwide. Most
guidelines recommend asymptomatic small AAAs (30 to< 50 mm in women; 30 to< 55 mm in …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is defined as a permanent dilatation of the abdominal
aorta that exceeds 3 cm. Most AAAs arise in the portion of abdominal aorta distal to the renal …

Background—Long-term data describing small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and
increasing infrarenal aortic diameters and their relationship to future surgical repair, total …

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) have historically been considered to be a manifestation
of atherosclerosis. However, there are epidemiologic and biochemical differences between …