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Risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among male and female relatives of AAA patients.
Vascular medicine (London, England) - 1 Apr 2017
van de Luijtgaarden Koen M, Rouwet Ellen V, Hoeks Sanne E, Stolker Robert J, Verhagen Hence Jm, Majoor-Krakauer Danielle
Abstract excerpt
Sex affects the presentation, treatment, and outcomes of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Although AAAs are less prevalent in women, at least in the general population, women with an AAA have a poorer prognosis in comparison to men. Sex differences in the genetic predisposition for aneurysm disease remain to be established. In this study we investigated the familial risk of AAA for women compared to men. All...
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