Review Article

Update on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Research: From Clinical to Genetic Studies

Table 1

SAAVE act eligibility in 52 study patients with ruptured AAA at the time of presentation.

VariableTotal
(%)
Smoking history
Family history of AAA
SAAVE act eligible
(%)

Age (male)
 65–7510 (19.2)707 (13.5)
 <657 (13.5)500
 >7519 (36.5)1111 (1.9)
Female16 (30.8)1311 (1.9)

Total (17.3)

AAA: abdominal aortic aneurysm; smoking history: patients had smoked >100 cigarettes in their lifetime.
Modified from [21].