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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 The new study, published online Oct. 15 in the British Medical Journal, also found that hormone replacement therapy reduced the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
"We expected to see it, but the relationship was surprisingly strong," Lederle said. "We certainly are not going to recommend that it [hormone replacement therapy] be used for that purpose."
The various findings "are of interest to guide future research," he added. "We would hope to develop a specific test for this condition."
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Dr. David G. Neschis, a vascular surgeon and an associate professor of surgery at the University of Maryland, said the biggest impact of the new study "will be to raise awareness about the importance of abdominal aortic aneurysm in women. The focus has been on men, and so, it is not screened for as frequently in women."
"There are a huge number of undiagnosed aneurysms in women," Neschis added. "Most now are identified as incidental findings, when a woman has a CT scan of the gall bladder or magnetic resonance imaging for back trouble. Perhaps women should be screened more aggressively."
Screening is especially advisable for women who smoke, have high blood pressure or a family history of the condition, Neschis said. Age is also a factor, he said, since, "if you have it, it grows slowly over time."
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Learn more about abdominal aortic aneurysms from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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