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 AA | 61 | 0.5% | Age, median | 69 (26–88) | Age ≥ 65 yrs | 41 | 67% | Infrarenal AAA | 41 | 67 | Thoracoabdominal | 14 | 23 | AAA rupture | 5 | 8 | Died | 16 | 33 | Male | 50 | 82 | Diabetics | 25 | 41 | Hypertension | 40 | 66 | Dyslipidemia | 31 | 51 | Smoking | 37 | 60% | Coronary artery disease | 22 | 36 | Size of AAA | Mean 5.3 ± 2.5, median 4.8 (3–14) | Size ≥ 5.5 cm | 22 | 41% | Size ≥ 7 cm | 14 | 26% |
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