Decline of the atherogenic theory of the etiology of the abdominal aortic aneurysm and rise of the autoimmune hypothesis

J Vasc Surg. 2016 Nov;64(5):1523-1525. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.119. Epub 2016 Sep 12.

Author

M David Tilson¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Electronic address: mdt1@columbia.edu.

PMID: 27633167
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2016.06.119

No abstract available

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

Aorta, Abdominal / immunology
Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / epidemiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / etiology*
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / history
Atherosclerosis / complications*
Atherosclerosis / epidemiology
Atherosclerosis / history
Autoimmune Diseases / complications*
Autoimmune Diseases / epidemiology
Autoimmune Diseases / history
Autoimmunity*
Female
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Male
Sex Factors