Conservative observational management with selective delayed repair for large abdominal aortic aneurysms in high risk patients

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 459-464

  Veith, F J ^a   Tanquilut, E M ^a   Ohki, T ^a   Lipsitz, E C ^a   Suggs, W D ^a   Wain, R A ^a   Gargiulo, N J ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal, surgery; Comorbidity; Vascular surgical procedures

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBID OBESITY; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURVIVAL TIME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; OBESITY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0041699729     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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