Prevalence of risk factors, coronary and systematic atherosclerosis in abdominal aortic aneurysm: Comparison with high cardiovascular risk population

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 877-883

  Alberto, Palazzuoli ^a   Maddalena, Gallotta ^a   Giuseppe, Guerrieri ^a   Ilaria, Quatrini ^a   Franci, Beatrice ^a   Campagna, Maria Stella ^a   Eugenio, Neri ^a   Antonio, Benvenuti ^a   Carlo, Sassi ^a   Ranuccio, Nuti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm; Atherosclerosis; hsC reactive protein; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHOLESTEROL; FIBRINOGEN; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL OCCLUSIVE ARTERY DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 52249118729     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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