Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1375-1381 , December 2008

Fit patients with small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) do not benefit from early intervention

Presented at the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Md, Mar 21-24, 2007.

  • Louise C. Brown, PhD, B'Eng, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery Research Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Louise C. Brown, PhD, Vascular Surgery Research Group, Imperial College Department of Surgery, 4th Floor, Charing Cross Hospital, Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Simon G. Thompson, DSc, MA

      Affiliations

    • Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Roger M. Greenhalgh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery Research Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Janet T. Powell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery Research Group, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • UK Small Aneurysm Trial Participants

Received 16 May 2008 ,Accepted 7 July 2008.

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 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

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PII: S0741-5214(08)01149-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.014

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1375-1381 , December 2008

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