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Patients’ perceptions of conservative treatment for a small abdominal aortic aneurysm
BACKGROUND: An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a progressive, generally symptomless disease that could ultimately result in a fatal rupture. Current guidelines advise conservative follow-up, and preventive surgical repair once the risk of rupture outweighs the cost of repair (55 mm in men). In de...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5774745/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29398907 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S149822 |