The management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and incidence of rupture

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 69-76

  Von Allmen, R S ^a   Powell, J T ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aortic aneurysm, abdominal; Diagnosis; Incidence; Prevalence; Rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; AORTOGRAPHY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HEALTH; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; RUPTURE;

ANEURYSM, RUPTURED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84857173861     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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