Racial Distribution of Aneurysms in Zimbabwe
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
- Vol. 82 (3) , 136-138
- https://doi.org/10.1177/014107688908200305
Abstract
The distribution of aneurysms amongst African and Caucasian patients in two hospitals in Zimbabwe was surveyed in a retrospective study. Aneurysms were more common amongst the Caucasian patients and abdominal aortic aneurysms predominated (85%). Amongst the African patients there was a high incidence of thoracic aortic aneurysms (42%). Possible roles of atherosclerosis and syphilis in explaining these results are discussed.Keywords
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