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Abdominal aortic aneurysms occur in up to 9% of adults older than 65 years of age, and the rupture of these aneurysms accounts for about 15,000 deaths in the United States annually.¹ Approximately 33,000 patients undergo repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms each year, with associated illness, death, and health care costs. Smoking is a major risk factor. Although aggressive management of hypertension and hyperlipidemia is recommended in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, therapies for these conditions have little effect on aneurysm growth and rupture. In this context, a recent study by Satoh and colleagues² is welcome because it sheds new . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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From the Department of Internal Medicine and the VA Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati.

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