Immediate open repair vs surveillance in patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysms: Survival differences by aneurysm size

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 910-919

  Filardo, Giovanni ^a,b,c,d   Lederle, Frank A ^e   Ballard, David J ^a   Hamilton, Cody ^f   Da Graca, Briget ^a   Herrin, Jeph ^g,h   Harbor, Jessica ^a   VanBuskirk, Julie B ^a   Johnson, Gary R ⁱ   Powell, Janet T ^j  

^a BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^d THE HEART HOSPITAL BAYLOR PLANO   (United States)

^e Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Center   (United States)

^f EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h Health Research and Educational Trust   (United States)

ⁱ VA Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center   (United States)

^j IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANEURYSM SIZE; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR REPAIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; THERAPY EFFECT; UNITED KINGDOM; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 84884656764     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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