Atherosclerosis in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Causal Event or a Process Running in Parallel? The Tromsø Study

OBJECTIVE—The pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) formation is poorly understood. We investigated the relationship between carotid, femoral, and coronary atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic diameter, and whether atherosclerosis was a risk marker for AAA. METHODS AND RESULTS—Ultrasound o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology thrombosis, and vascular biology, 2010-06, Vol.30 (6), p.1263-1268
Hauptverfasser:	Johnsen, Stein Harald, Forsdahl, Signe Helene, Singh, Kulbir, Jacobsen, Bjarne Koster
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Factors Aged Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - epidemiology Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research) Atherosclerosis - diagnostic imaging Atherosclerosis - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Carotid Artery Diseases - epidemiology Comorbidity Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging Coronary Artery Disease - epidemiology Diseases of the aorta Diseases of the peripheral vessels. Diseases of the vena cava. Miscellaneous Female Femoral Artery - diagnostic imaging Humans Linear Models Logistic Models Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Norway - epidemiology Odds Ratio Peripheral Vascular Diseases - diagnostic imaging Peripheral Vascular Diseases - epidemiology Population Surveillance Prevalence Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Sex Factors Ultrasonography
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