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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors

Researchers from Bezm-I Alem Vakif Gureba Hospital report recent findings in abdominal aortic aneurysm risk factors

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, February 18th, 2007

Research findings, "Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm: predictors of long-term outcome in a case-control study," are discussed in a new report. According to recent research published in the journal Surgery, "Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are relatively rare clinical entities. The aim of this study is to ascertain the risk factors in patients with inflammatory AAAs and clarify which feature plays a role in determining the long-term outcome in these patients."

"Between 1990 and 1997, 238 patients underwent surgery for an AAA at our institution, 17 (7.1%) of whom had the diagnosis of inflammatory type AAA. This group was matched in a...

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