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Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Chinese Coronary Artery Disease Patients

  • J.-A. Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. J-A. Wang, Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China. Tel.: +86 13805786328; fax: +86 571 87783688.
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • X.-F. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China
    • Division of Cardiology, Taizhou Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Taizhou, 317000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • W.-F. Yu

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China
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  • H. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China
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  • X.-M. Liu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Ultrasonics, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China
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  • X.-F. Lin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Taizhou Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Taizhou, 317000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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  • L.-J. Tang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Taizhou Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Taizhou, 317000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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  • J.-J. Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Taizhou Hospital, Wenzhou Medical College, Taizhou, 317000, Zhejiang, P.R. China
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  • L. Dong

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China
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  • J. Jiang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, No.2 Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou 310009, P.R. China

Received 2 May 2008; accepted 10 June 2008. published online 01 August 2008.

Abstract 

Introduction

In Caucasian population, the frequency of AAA was very high (14%) in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients over 60 years of age. However, little information is available on AAA incidence for Asian patients with CAD.

Report

We studied the prevalence of AAAs in 209 CAD patients > 60 years of age. A group of 261 patients without CAD served as controls. The prevalence of AAAs in patients with CAD was 0.48%, compared to 0.77% in controls (P>0.05).

Discussion

These findings demonstrate a low incidence of AAA in Chinese patients with CAD.

Keywords: Aneurysm, Aorta, Abdominal, Coronary artery

 

PII: S1533-3167(08)00007-1

doi:10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2008.06.001

Refers to article:

  • Prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Chinese Coronary Artery Disease Patients , 31 July 2008

    J.-A. Wang, X.-F. Chen, W.-F. Yu, Han Chen, X.-M. Liu, X.-F. Lin, L.-J. Tang, J.-J. Jiang, Liang Dong, Jun Jiang
    European Journal of Vascular & Endovascular Surgery October 2008 (Vol. 36, Issue 4, Page 500)

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