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ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Soares Ferreira, Rita; Ferreira Abreu, Rodolfo; Camacho, Nelson; Catarino, Joana; Correia, Ricardo; Bastos Gonçalves, Frederico; Ferreira, Maria EmíliaAbdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a focal dilatation of at least 1,5 times the normal aortic diameter at the level of the renal arteries or, in absolute value, it is a diameter superior to 30 mm. The global prevalence is 2% in men older than 65 years, which is 4 times higher than the prevalence of AAA in women. The major risk factors for AAA are smoking, age, ethnicity, male gender and familiar history. There ...
Date: 2019
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Origin: Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular