Epidemiology, Aetiology, Risk of Rupture and Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Does Sex Matter?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 278-284

  Grootenboer, N ^a,b   Bosch, J L ^a   Hendriks, J M ^a   van Sambeek, M R H M ^b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aetiology; Epidemiology; Gender; Rupture; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GELATINASE B;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENETICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MACROPHAGE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 9; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 68249086671     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.05.004     Document Type: Review

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