Patients with Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm are at Significant Risk of Cardiovascular Events and this Risk is not Addressed Sufficiently

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 255-260

  Bath, M F ^a   Saratzis, A ^a   Saedon, M ^b   Sidloff, D ^a   Sayers, R ^a   Bown, M J ^a   Pathak, R ^c   Brooks, M ^c   Hayes, P ^c   Imray, C ^c   Quarmby, J ^c   Choksy, S ^c   Earnshaw, J ^c   Shearman, C P ^c   Grocott, E ^c   Rix, T ^c   Chetter, I ^c   Tennant, W ^c   Libertiny, G ^c   Sykes, T ^c   Dayer, M ^c   Pike, L ^c   Pherwani, A ^c   Nice, C ^c   Browning, N ^c   McCollum, C ^c   Yusuf, S ^c   Gannon, M ^c   Barwell, J ^c   Baker, S ^c   Vallabhaneni, S R ^c   Davies, A ^c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Cardiovascular; Risk reduction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CHOLESTEROL; CLOPIDOGREL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM; BLOOD; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TIME FACTOR;

AGED; ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLESTEROL; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 85006974149     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.10.013     Document Type: Article

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