abdominal aortic aneurysms in women：女性腹主动脉瘤.pdfVIP

Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women Jean E. Starr, MD, FACS,a and Vivienne Halpern, MD, FACS,b Columbus, Ohio; and Phoenix, Ariz Abdominal aortic aneurysms have an incidence that is approximately four to six times higher in men than in women. However, the incidence in women also rises with older age, although starting later in life than in men. There are also sex differences in the risk of rupture and in outcomes after endovascular and open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Various explanations have been proposed