Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Expansion

2004681 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Simon G. Thompson · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

F. Gerald R. Fowkes · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Roger M. Greenhalgh · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Janet T. Powell · MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL

Abstract

Annual, or less frequent, surveillance intervals are safe for all AAAs < or =45 mm in diameter. Smoking increases AAA growth, but atherosclerosis plays a minor role.

Topics & Keywords

Aortic aneurysm repair treatments Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Aortic Disease and Treatment Approaches

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 110, Issue 1, pp. 16-21

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000133279.07468.9f

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