The relationship between aortic wall distensibility and rupture of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-117

  Wilson, Katie A ^a   Lee, Amanda J ^a   Hoskins, Peter R ^a   Fowkes, F Gerry R ^a   Ruckley, C Vaughan ^a   Bradbury, Andrew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGE; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA WALL; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIGIDITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0037285590     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2003.40     Document Type: Article

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