High-risk and Low-risk Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Both Reduce Aneurysm-related Mortality. A Stratified Analysis from a Single-centre Randomised Screening Trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-58

  Lindholt, J S ^a   Juul, S ^b   Henneberg, E W ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Benefit; Effectiveness; High risk; Mass screening; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENMARK; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249815486     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.031     Document Type: Article

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