title: Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women.
abstract: 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. Women historically have been under-represented in clinical trials to evaluate the differences between the sexes. We present a review of current recommendations and recent literature to help identify some of these differences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Diseases and Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. jean.starr@osumc.edu
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.forename: Vivienne
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Halpern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D015607:Stents; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures