Lifetime Risk and Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 24-Year Prospective Study | Zendy

Weihong Tang | Zendy; Yao Lu | Zendy; Nicholas S. Roetker | Zendy; Álvaro Alonso | Zendy; Pamela L. Lutsey | Zendy; Carol Coleman Steenson | Zendy; Frank A. Lederle | Zendy; David W. Hunter | Zendy; Lindsay G.S. Bengtson | Zendy; Weihua Guan | Zendy; Emil Missov | Zendy; Aaron R. Folsom | Zendy

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Lifetime Risk and Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 24-Year Prospective Study

Author(s) -

Weihong Tang,

Yao Lu,

Nicholas S. Roetker,

Álvaro Alonso,

Pamela L. Lutsey,

Carol Coleman Steenson,

Frank A. Lederle,

David W. Hunter,

Lindsay G.S. Bengtson,

Weihua Guan,

Emil Missov,

Aaron R. Folsom

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007

H-Index - 270

eISSN - 1524-4636

pISSN - 1079-5642

DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.116.308147

Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , asymptomatic , confidence interval , prospective cohort study , risk factor , cohort study , odds ratio , cohort , surgery , aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an important vascular disease in older adults, but data on lifetime risk of AAA are sparse. We examined lifetime risk of AAA in a community-based cohort and prospectively assessed the association between midlife cardiovascular risk factors and AAAs.

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