Abdominal aortic aneurysms, or a relatively large diameter of non-aneurysmal aortas, increase total and cardiovascular mortality: the Tromso study | Zendy

Signe Helene Forsdahl | Zendy; Steinar Solberg | Zendy; Kuldeep Singh | Zendy; Bjarne K. Jacobsen | Zendy

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Abdominal aortic aneurysms, or a relatively large diameter of non-aneurysmal aortas, increase total and cardiovascular mortality: the Tromso study

Author(s) -

Signe Helene Forsdahl,

Steinar Solberg,

Kuldeep Singh,

Bjarne K. Jacobsen

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp320

Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , aorta , aneurysm , confidence interval , cardiology , mortality rate , population , aortic aneurysm , abdominal aorta , surgery , environmental health

In a population-based study in Tromsø, Norway, the authors assessed whether an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or the maximal infrarenal aortic diameter in a non-aneurismal aorta influence total and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality.

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