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Extended follow-up of unruptured intracranial aneurysms detected by presymptomatic screening in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Jun 2011
Irazabal Maria V, Huston John, Kubly Vickie, Rossetti Sandro, Sundsbak Jamie L, Hogan Marie C, Harris Peter C, Brown Robert D, Torres Vicente E
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) patients have an increased risk for intracranial aneurysms (IAs). The importance of screening for unruptured IAs (UIAs) depends on their risks for growth and rupture. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: ADPKD patients with UIAs found by presymptomatic screening with magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) during 1989 to 2009...
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