Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a screening program in São Paulo, Brazil

CONTEXT: Abdominal aortic aneurysm is an asymptomatic but potentially fatal condition. Elective surgery can prevent death from rupture, and is indicated for aneurysms larger than 45 mm. Because aneurysms tend to grow with time, detection of small ones (> 29 mm) may lead to a closer follow-up of p...

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Main Authors: Pedro Puech-Leão, Lazlo Josef Molnar, Ilka Regina de Oliveira, Giovanni Guido Cerri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802004000400005&lng=en&tlng=en