The natural course of abdominal aortic aneurysms that meet the treatment criteria but not the operative requirements

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 326-331

  Noronen, K ^a   Laukontaus, S ^a   Kantonen, I ^a   Lepantalo M ^a   Venermo, M ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Aneurysm rupture

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; PATIENT CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT REFUSAL; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84875210575     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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