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With this in mind, a retrospective cross-sectional review was conducted analyzing the computed tomography aortogram reports\/images of 273 aortic aneurysms.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Methods\u2003Data were collected and analyzed on ethnicity, size, type, morphology, presence and maximum size of thrombus and aneurysm location, demographics, and clinical presentation with correlations.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Results\u2003There were 273 patients with aortic aneurysms giving an incidence rate of 4.33 per 100,000 people per annum. Statistically significant associations were noted with age, gender, and ethnicity. All false aneurysms were male (p\u2009=\u20090.004). The average size of aortic aneurysms being 0.7\u2009cm larger in males than females (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Females were more likely to present with rupture (p\u2009=\u20090.001). Thrombus was more likely in males, Black and mixed races, and in the 8th decade (p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Mean age of presentation was the highest in East Indians at 78 than the other ethnicities (Chinese: 65, Black: 70, mixed: 71, White: 73).<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n          Conclusion\u2003Aortic aneurysmal disease is increasing in Trinidad and the Caribbean. 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