Current concepts in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm
G Ailawadi, JL Eliason, GR Upchurch - Journal of vascular surgery, 2003 - jvascsurg.org
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a significant medical problem with a high mortality.
The primary diagnostic code for AAA accounts for approximately 150,000 inpatient hospital
admissions per year. The most recent published data from the National Vital Statistics
Report on Deaths from the year 2000 show that AAAs and aortic dissection composed the
tenth leading cause of death in white men 65 to 74 years old and accounted for nearly
16,000 deaths overall. The year 2000 National Hospital Discharge Summary reports more …
The primary diagnostic code for AAA accounts for approximately 150,000 inpatient hospital
admissions per year. The most recent published data from the National Vital Statistics
Report on Deaths from the year 2000 show that AAAs and aortic dissection composed the
tenth leading cause of death in white men 65 to 74 years old and accounted for nearly
16,000 deaths overall. The year 2000 National Hospital Discharge Summary reports more …