Epidemiology-aortic aneurysms

(Circ 2010;121:e266, 2011;124:2020; Nat Rev Cardiol 2011;8:92)

• TAA: ~10/100,000 Pt-yrs; ♂:♀ 2:1; ~60% root/ascending; 40% descending
• AAA: ~4–8% prev in those >60 y; 5× more common in ♂; mostly infrarenal