Abdominal aortic aneurysm —an independent disease to atherosclerosis?

Atherosclerosis and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are multifactorial and polygenic diseases with known environmental and genetic risk factors that contribute toward disease development. Atherosclerosis represents an important independent risk factor for AAA, as people with AAA often have atherosclerosis. Studies have shown that comorbidity is usually between ~25% and 55%, but it is still not fully known whether this association is causal or a result of common shared risk profiles. Most recent epidemiological, clinical, and biological evidence suggests that the two pathologies are more distinct than traditionally thought.

Source: Cardiovascular Pathology - January 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Bradley J. Toghill, Athanasios Saratzis, Matthew J. Bown Tags: Original Article Source Type: research