Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - To Screen or Not to Screen

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 13-18

  Bergqvist, D ^a   Bjorck M ^a   Wanhainen, A ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Screening; WHO criteria

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR; PROPRANOLOL;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SURGERY; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA SURGERY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 36849013042     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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