[Aortic aneurysm].
Aortic aneurysm is one important cause of death in our country. The prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurism (AAA) is around 5% for men older than 50 years of age. Some factors are associated with increased risk for AAA: age, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cardiovascular disease and, in particular, smoking. The medical management of patients with an AAA includes cardiovascular risk treatment, particularly smoking cessation. Most of major societies guidelines recommend ultrasonography screening for AAA in men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked because it leads to decreased AAA-specific mortality.
Escuela Nacional de Sanidad, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España.
Fernando
F
Villar
Unitat de Lípids i Risc Vascular, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: 86620@parcdesalutmar.cat.
Juan
J
Pedro-Botet
Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet, Barcelona, España.
Ramón
R
Vila
Unidad de Lípidos y Riesgo Vascular, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid, España.
Carlos
C
Lahoz
D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
Abdominala ortic aneurysm; Aneurisma aorta abdominal; Cribado; Factores de riesgo; Prevalence; Prevalencia; Risk facrtors; Screening