Abdominal aortic aneurysms, or a relatively large diameter of non-aneurysmal aortas, increase total and cardiovascular mortality: The Tromsø study signe

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 225-232

  Forsdahl, Signe Helene ^a   Solberg, Steinar ^b   Singh, Kulbir ^c   Jacobsen, Bjarne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Cardiovascular mortality; Epidemiology; Prospective cohort study; Total mortality; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; IMAGING METHOD; MORTALITY RISK; RISK FACTOR;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SMOKING; ABDOMINAL AORTA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

NORWAY; TROMS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77952308573     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyp320     Document Type: Article

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