Improved long-term survival following infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 354-359

  Berge, Camilla ^a,b   Haug, Erik S ^a   Romundstad, Pål R ^b   Lange, Conrad ^a   Myhre, Hans O ^a,b  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

AAA repair; Early mortality; Improved long term survival

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DESCENDING AORTA SURGERY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL;

AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55449132791     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: 16512006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14017430802061656     Document Type: Article

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