Why the study?
Do major cardiovascular risk factors in middle age increase the risk of clinical nonfatal and fatal abdominal aortic aneurysm in older age?
Population
19,274 adults baseline ages 40 to 64 years from the Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry…
Comparison
Presence of major cardiovascular risk factors in… vs Absence or lower levels of these cardiovascular…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
average 30 years
Authors
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May warrant emphasis on midlife risk factor control for AAA prevention; extends prior cohort findings on traditional predictors.
Do major cardiovascular risk factors in middle age increase the risk of clinical nonfatal and fatal abdominal aortic aneurysm in older age?
Major cardiovascular risk factors present in middle age, such as elevated cholesterol, smoking, and hypertension, significantly increase the long-term risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Rodin et al. (2003) studied this question.
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