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 aneurysms (AAA) are fatal in 80% of the cases when ruptured.
Hypertension has been considered a potential risk factor for AAA; but the findings from …

Objective To assess the association of metformin prescription with the risk of aortic
aneurysm, aortic aneurysm events and the enlargement of abdominal aortic aneurysm …

The abdominal aorta is the portion of the descending aorta between the diaphragm and the
common iliac artery bifurcation. A retroperitoneal structure, it courses through the diaphragm …

The association between physical activity and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm has been
inconsistent with some studies reporting a reduced risk while others have found no …

Background Observational studies have reported an inverse association of type 2 diabetes
(T2D) with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA). However, the causality of the association has not …

Introduction Mendelian randomisation (MR) has been suggested to be able to overcome
biases of observational studies, but no meta-analysis is available on MR studies on …

Background Insulin resistance (IR) plays a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes
mellitus (T2DM) and is one of its most important characteristics. Previous studies have …

Background and aims We aimed at comprehensively evaluate the independent association
of diabetes and its duration with incident abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and aortic …

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is also a cause of cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD). Addressing
the atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) burden in DM should reduce premature death and …