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Article: Abdominal aortic aneurysm in Hong Kong: Audit from a teaching hospital (1975-1995)

TitleAbdominal aortic aneurysm in Hong Kong: Audit from a teaching hospital (1975-1995)
Authors
Issue Date1998
PublisherChinese Medical Association. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.cmj.org/
Citation
Chinese Medical Journal, 1998, v. 111 n. 5, p. 457-459 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective To analyse the epidemiology and trends of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in an ethnic Chinese population over a 21-year period in a representative referral institution in Hong Kong. Methods Over a 21-year period from 1975 to 1995, 533 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms were treated in a single Vascular Surgical Unit at the Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Their characteristics, treatment and mortality were reviewed. Results There was an increase in the incidence from a mean annual admission of 10 cases per year during 1975-1980, to that of 38 per year during 1991-1995. The increase was largely detected in males, the male to female ratio being 2.5:1 in the 1980s and 3.6:1 in the 1990s. There was no parallel increase in the incidence of ruptured aneurysms which accounted for 12.6% of all aneurysm admissions. Conclusion There is a progressive increase in the incidence of AAA in Chinese patients, in a time frame and pattern similar to that reported in the West.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83449
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2023 Impact Factor: 7.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.997
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dc.contributor.authorCheng, SWKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTing, ACWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
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dc.date.issued1998en_HK
dc.identifier.citationChinese Medical Journal, 1998, v. 111 n. 5, p. 457-459en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0366-6999en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/83449-
dc.description.abstractObjective To analyse the epidemiology and trends of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in an ethnic Chinese population over a 21-year period in a representative referral institution in Hong Kong. Methods Over a 21-year period from 1975 to 1995, 533 patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms were treated in a single Vascular Surgical Unit at the Department of Surgery, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong. Their characteristics, treatment and mortality were reviewed. Results There was an increase in the incidence from a mean annual admission of 10 cases per year during 1975-1980, to that of 38 per year during 1991-1995. The increase was largely detected in males, the male to female ratio being 2.5:1 in the 1980s and 3.6:1 in the 1990s. There was no parallel increase in the incidence of ruptured aneurysms which accounted for 12.6% of all aneurysm admissions. Conclusion There is a progressive increase in the incidence of AAA in Chinese patients, in a time frame and pattern similar to that reported in the West.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
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dc.titleAbdominal aortic aneurysm in Hong Kong: Audit from a teaching hospital (1975-1995)en_HK
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dc.identifier.emailCheng, SWK: wkcheng@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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