Journal article
Patients with Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm are at Significant Risk of Cardiovascular Events and this Risk is not Addressed Sufficiently
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are at significant risk of cardiovascular (CV) events. Recent implementation of AAA-screening means thousands of patients are now diagnosed with small-AAA; however, CV risk factors are not always addressed. This study aimed at assessing and quantifying the CV characteristics of patients with small AAA following the introduction of screening programmes.
METHODS: CV profiles of 384 men …
Authors
Bath MF; Saratzis A; Saedon M; Sidloff D; Sayers R; Bown MJ; investigators U; Pathak R; Brooks M; Hayes P
Journal
European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 53, No. 2, pp. 255–260
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.ejvs.2016.10.013
ISSN
1078-5884