Table 1.

Phenotypic differences of AAA between two animal models.

Human AAA features	AngII model	CaCl2 model
Medial degeneration	X	X
Inflammatory cell infiltration	X	X
VSMC apoptosis	X	X
Oxidative stress	X	X
Thrombus formation	X
Aortic rupture	X
Neutrophil infiltration		X
Anatomic location (infrarenal)		X
Risk factors: hypertension, atherosclerosis, male predisposition	X X X