Growth rate of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Ultrasounds study and clinical outcome;Espansione degli aneurismi dell'aorta addominale: Studio ecografico e outcome clinico

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 371-377

  Simoni, G ^a   Beghello, A ^a   Buscaglia, M ^a   Ermirio, D ^a   Caprio, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, diagnosis Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0036673148     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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