Is abdominal aortic diameter increased in males with a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysms : results from the Danish VIVA-trial?
First-degree male relatives of AAA patients have wider aortas and a twofold higher prevalence of AAA compared with the age adjusted background population. The prevalence of AAA was markedly higher in participants related to female, rather than male, patients with AAA.
The serum ferritin can a prognostic parameter of survival as well as disease activity in patients with multiple myeloma.