Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 839-844

  Lo, Ruby C ^a   Schermerhorn, Marc L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; FEMALE; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; ULTRASOUND; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC RUPTURE; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84959281845     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2015.10.087     Document Type: Review

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