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Familial occurrence of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Annals of internal medicine - 20 Apr 1999
Salo J A, Soisalon-Soininen S, Bondestam S, Mattila P S
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BACKGROUND: A family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm has been reported to increase the risk for developing the disease. OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm in first-degree relatives of patients with the disease. DESIGN: Cross-sectional ultrasonographic screening study. SETTING: University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. PATIENTS: 238 of 325 living first-degree relatives of...
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