| dc.creator | Valdés E,Francisco | |
| dc.creator | Sepúlveda Sch,Nelson | |
| dc.creator | Krämer Sch,Albrecht | |
| dc.creator | Mertens M,Renato | |
| dc.creator | Bergoeing R,Michel | |
| dc.creator | Mariné M,Leopoldo | |
| dc.creator | Icarte O,Miguel A | |
| dc.creator | Carbonell C,Juan P | |
| dc.creator | Burgos D,Luis | |
| dc.creator | Lagos F,Marcelo | |
| dc.creator | Fava P,Mario | |
| dc.creator | Wong A,Carlos | |
| dc.creator | Vergara G,Jeanette | |
| dc.date | 2003-07-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-02-17T15:33:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-02-17T15:33:34Z | |
| dc.identifier | https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872003000700005 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/130840 | |
| dc.description | Background: The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms has increased. Its predisposing factors are smoking, high blood pressure and dislipidemia. Progressive aneurysmal enlargement may lead to its rupture, which is associated to a mortality rate above 80%. Aim: To assess the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Chilean subjects with cardiovascular risk factors. Subjects and methods: Through announcements in open media we invited individuals aged over 60 years, who smoked, had hypertension and/or had occlusive arterial disease, to participate in a study that included medical history and physical examination. An aortic ultrasound was performed in all subjects in whom the aorta was not palpable or there was a suspicion of dilatation. Aortic diameter over 3 cm was considered aneurysmal. Results: Three hundred fifty six subjects aged 67.1±6.7 years, (73.9% males), were evaluated. The study group included 62% hypertensives, 39% with abnormal lipids and 46% smokers. Known coronary heart disease or peripheral arterial diseases were present in 14% and 10%, respectively. Ultrasound was required in 159 subjects. Aneurysms were detected in 21 persons (5.9%), 7.6% in males and 1.1% in females. The mean transverse diameter of the aneurysm was 4.1 cm (3-7.5). Aneurysm was found in 2.3% of subjects younger than 65 years and 8.3% of subjects aged over 65 years. Conclusions: In this sample the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms was 5.9%, affecting predominantly males, with a notorious increase with advanced age (Rev Méd Chile 2003; 131: 741-7) | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98872003000700005 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.131 n.7 2003 | |
| dc.subject | Aneurism | |
| dc.subject | Aortic diseases | |
| dc.subject | Cardiovascular diseases | |
| dc.subject | Ultrasonography | |
| dc.title | Frecuencia de aneurisma aórtico abdominal en población adulta con factores de riesgo conocidos | |
