title: Racial distribution of aneurysms in Zimbabwe.
abstract: The distribution of aneurysms amongst African and Caucasian patients in two hospitals in Zimbabwe was surveyed in a retrospective study. Aneurysms were more common amongst the Caucasian patients and abdominal aortic aneurysms predominated (85%). Amongst the African patients there was a high incidence of thoracic aortic aneurysms (42%). Possible roles of atherosclerosis and syphilis in explaining these results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Charing Cross Hospital, London.
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Kitchen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D044383:Black People; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology; D044465:White People; D015030:Zimbabwe