Research Article

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and Coronary Artery Disease in a Small Country with High Cardiovascular Burden

Table 1

Clinical presentation and outcome of AAA.

Number of patients %

Total AA610.5%
Age, median    69 (26–88)
Age ≥ 65 yrs4167%
Infrarenal AAA4167
Thoracoabdominal 1423
AAA rupture 58
Died 1633
Male 5082
Diabetics 2541
Hypertension 4066
Dyslipidemia 3151
Smoking 3760%
Coronary artery disease2236
Size of AAAMean 5.3 ± 2.5, median 4.8 (3–14)
Size ≥ 5.5 cm2241%
Size ≥ 7 cm1426%