ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ANEURYSM OF AORTA IN RELATION TO SMOKING-HABITS AND AGE
ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND ANEURYSM OF AORTA IN RELATION TO SMOKING-HABITS AND AGE
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DOI:
10.1378/chest.78.6.805
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
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影响因子:
9.6
通讯作者:
GARFINKEL, L
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作者:
AUERBACH, O;GARFINKEL, L
A direct relationship between the extent of atherosclerotic lesions, smoking habits and age was found in a study of 1412 aortas collected at autopsy from male patients from 1965 to 1970. The extent of the lesions was recorded using grading systems for formation of plaques, ulceration and calcification. These findings increased with the number of cigarettes smoked and were greater in ex-cigarette smokers and pipe or cigar smokers than in nonsmokers. More extensive alterations were found in the abdominal aorta than in the thoracic aorta. Aneurysms were found 8 times more frequently among those smoking 1 to 2 packs of cigarettes/day than in nonsmokers. Black subjects showed about 1/2 the number of aneurysms and fewer extensive atherosclerotic lesions than white subjects. At ages over 65 yr, abdominal aortic aneurysms were found in 11% of all men and in 16% of the heavy smokers.