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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Autores principales: Tomee, Stephanie M, Gebhardt, Winifred A, de Vries, Jean-Paul PM, Hamelinck, Victoria C, Hamming, Jaap F, Lindeman, Jan HN
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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