Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Growth: Role of Sex and Aneurysm Etiology

Background Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) outcomes are worse in women than men, although reasons for sex differences are unknown. Because faster TAA growth is a risk factor for acute aortic syndromes, we sought to determine the role of sex and aneurysm etiology on TAA growth. Methods and Results Eig...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association Vol. 6; no. 2
Main Authors:	Cheung, Katie, Boodhwani, Munir, Chan, Kwan‐Leung, Beauchesne, Luc, Dick, Alexander, Coutinho, Thais
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England John Wiley and Sons Inc 03.02.2017 Wiley
Subjects:	Aged aneurysm aorta Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - diagnosis Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - epidemiology Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic - etiology Disease Progression Echocardiography Female Humans hypertension Incidence Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Middle Aged Ontario - epidemiology Original Research Prognosis Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment - methods Risk Factors Sex Factors thoracic aortic aneurysm Tomography, X-Ray Computed women aneurysm aorta thoracic aortic aneurysm hypertension women
ISSN:	2047-9980, 2047-9980
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