Abdominal Aortic Diameter Is Increased in Males with a Family History of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Results from the Danish VIVA-trial

ObjectiveTo investigate, at a population level, whether a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is independently related to increased aortic diameter and prevalence of AAA in men, and to elucidate whether the mean aortic diameter and the prevalence of AAA are different between participants with male and female relatives with AAA.DesignObservational population-based cross-sectional study.Materials18,614 male participants screened for...