Is assessment of popliteal artery diameter in patients undergoing screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms a worthwhile procedure

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-74

  Morris Stiff, Gareth ^a,b   Haynes, M ^a   Ogunbiyi, S ^a   Townsend, E ^a   Shetty, S ^a   Winter, R K ^a   Lewis, M H ^a  

^a ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abdominal aorta; Aneurysm; Popliteal artery; Screening; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SMOKING HABIT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 20144384034     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.02.046     Document Type: Article

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