Effect of β-adrenergic blockade on the growth rate of abdominal aortic aneurysms

SD Leach, AL Toole, H Stern, RW DeNatale… - Archives of …, 1988 - jamanetwork.com
• We retrospectively identified 136 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) who
were initially evaluated as outpatients. Twenty-seven of these patients met the following …

Epidemiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms

H Pleumeekers, AW Hoes, E Van der Does… - European journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta (AAA) are a common cause of death. Ruptured AAA
accounts for 1.3% of the deaths in men over 65 years of age. 1 In principle, most of these …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical features and diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm

J Jim, RW Thompson, JF Eidt - UpToDate., 2018 - medilib.ir
INTRODUCTION—Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), which is an abnormal focal dilation of
the abdominal aorta, is relatively common and has the potential for significant morbidity and …

Meta-analysis of individual patient data to examine factors affecting growth and rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

MJ Sweeting, SG Thompson, LC Brown… - Journal of British …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background Surveillance is a common management strategy for small abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA)(3· 0–5· 4 cm in diameter). Individual characteristics, other than diameter …

Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a hypertensive population.

IM Williams, OD Hughes, E Townsend… - Annals of the Royal …, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Two studies were undertaken to estimate the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a
hypertensive population. The initial study screened hypertensive people from three local …

Pharmacotherapy in clinical trials for abdominal aortic aneurysms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Su, J Guo, Y Gu - Clinical and Applied Thrombosis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective There is no medical treatment proven to limit abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
progression. This systematic review aimed to summarise available trial evidence on the …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: An often asymptomatic and fatal men's health issue

K Tillman, OD Lee, K Whitty - American Journal of Men's …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Men are more likely than women to develop an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a disease
that is often asymptomatic and has up to a 90% risk of mortality if the aneurysm ruptures …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States through a national screening database

KL Summers, EK Kerut, CM Sheahan… - Journal of vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The US Preventative Services Task Force guidelines for abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) screening are based mainly on studies of older Caucasian males from non …

Effect of blood pressure lowering drugs and antibiotics on abdominal aortic aneurysm growth: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Golledge, TP Singh - Heart, 2021 - heart.bmj.com
Objective There is currently no medical treatment proven to limit abdominal aortic aneurysm
(AAA) progression. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to pool data …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening

AD Jacob, PL Barkley, KC Broadbent… - Seminars in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially life-threatening condition causing
approximately 16,000 deaths per year in the United States (US). 1 Most patients with AAA …