Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1396-1400 , December 2008

Mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm treated with open or endovascular repair

  • Eric L. Verhoeven, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Eric L. G. Verhoeven, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Hanzeplein 1, PO Box 30,001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Marten R. Kapma, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • Henk Groen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Ignace F. Tielliu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Clark J. Zeebregts, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Foppe Bekkema, RN, MANP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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  • Jan J. van den Dungen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

Received 9 May 2008 ,Accepted 15 July 2008.

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 Competition of interest: Dr Verhoeven has received consulting fees and research grants from William Cook Europe and W. L. Gore and Associates.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01192-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.054

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 48, Issue 6 , Pages 1396-1400 , December 2008

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