title: Decline of the atherogenic theory of the etiology of the abdominal aortic aneurysm and rise of the autoimmune hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: mdt1@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: M David
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tilson
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000266:history; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history; D015551:Autoimmunity; D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors