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Prevalence and Incidence of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Contents
  1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Introduction
  2. Symptoms
  3. Misdiagnosis
  4. Statistics
  5. About prevalence and incidence of Abdominal aortic aneurysm
  6. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Introduction

Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Rare Disease

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Abdominal aortic aneurysm, or a subtype of Abdominal aortic aneurysm, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.

Ophanet, who are a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Abdominal aortic aneurysm as a "rare disease". More information about Abdominal aortic aneurysm is available from Orphanet

Abdominal aortic aneurysm Prevalence: Book Excerpts

Prevelance statistics for Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

The following statistics relate to the prevalence of Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

  • 5 to 7% of people over 60 have abdominal aortic aneurysms in the US (American Family Physician, Vol 56, 1997)
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Incidence statistics for Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

The following statistics relate to the incidence of Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

  • 36.5 new abdominal aortic aneurysms were diagnosed per 100,000 person-years in the US 1971-80 (American Family Physician, Vol 56, 1997)
  • more statistics...»

More Statistics about Abdominal aortic aneurysm:

  • Survival rate statistics
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    Prevalence/Incidence of Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Online Medical Books

    16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the prevalence and/or incidence of Abdominal aortic aneurysm.

    Abdominal aneurysm: Causes and incidence
    (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

    Abdominal aortic aneurysms result from arteriosclerosis, hypertension, congenital weakening, cystic medial necrosis, trauma, syphilis, and other infections. In children, this disorder can result from blunt abdominal injury or Marfan syndrome. These aneurysms develop slowly. First, a focal weakness in the muscular layer of the aorta (tunica media), due to degenerative changes, allows the inner layer (tunica intima) and outer layer (tunica adventitia) to stretch outward. Blood pressure within the aorta progressively weakens the vessel walls and enlarges the aneurysm.

    This disorder is four times more common in men than in women and is most prevalent in whites ages 40 to 70. Less than 50% of people with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm survive.

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    Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

    About prevalence and incidence statistics:

    The term 'prevalence' of Abdominal aortic aneurysm usually refers to the estimated population of people who are managing Abdominal aortic aneurysm at any given time. The term 'incidence' of Abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to the annual diagnosis rate, or the number of new cases of Abdominal aortic aneurysm diagnosed each year. Hence, these two statistics types can differ: a short-lived disease like flu can have high annual incidence but low prevalence, but a life-long disease like diabetes has a low annual incidence but high prevalence. For more information see about prevalence and incidence statistics.


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