Objectives: The incidence of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in premenopausal
women is comparatively low, but increases sharply after menopause. The principal aim of …

Objective: To determine if premature menopause and early menarche are associated with
increased risk of AAA, and to explore potential effect modification by smoking history …

Objectives To investigate the effectiveness of systematic screening for multifaceted
cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal women on all cause mortality and …

when they are found to have an AAA 3 cm the risk of rupture is greater than that of men, 11,
12 and mortality associated with surgery for ruptured aortic aneurysms is higher compared …

OBJECTIVE: Accurate data regarding the prevalence and associated risk factors for
aneurysmal disease is essential when determining the appropriateness of screening for …

Objective The delayed development of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in women
compared with men might be secondary to a protective effect from endogenous estrogens …

BACKGROUND: Women are usually not considered for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
screening because of their lower prevalence of disease. This position may, however, be …

Background The menopausal transition is widely believed to increase the risk of
cardiovascular disease, based on the notion that estrogen is cardioprotective in women …

Objective Though initially protected from vessel dilation by estrogen, women may
experience rapid abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) growth post-menopause. The rate of …

Objective To assess the association between potential risk factors and subsequent clinically
important abdominal aortic aneurysm events (repairs and ruptures) in women. Design Large …