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Family history of atherosclerotic vascular disease is associated with the presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 Feb 2016
Ye Zi, Bailey Kent R, Austin Erin, Kullo Iftikhar J
Abstract excerpt
We investigated whether family history (FHx) of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) was associated with presence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The study cohort comprised of 696 patients with AAA (70±8 years, 84% men) and 2686 controls (68±10 years, 61% men) recruited from noninvasive vascular and stress electrocardiogram (ECG) laboratories at Mayo Clinic. AAA was defined as a transverse diameter...
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