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Family history of aortic aneurysm is an independent risk factor for more rapid growth of small abdominal aortic aneurysms in Japan.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Feb 2015
Akai Atsushi, Watanabe Yoshiko, Hoshina Katsuyuki, Obitsu Yukio, Deguchi Juno, Sato Osamu, Shigematsu Kunihiro, Miyata Tetsuro
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate risk factors associated with more rapid growth of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) <50 mm (small AAAs) in Japan. METHODS: We retrospectively investigated the clinical data of 374 patients with small AAAs (maximum diameter, ≤50 mm) who were referred to The University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, or Saitama Medical Center, between 1995 and 2008. RESULTS: A...
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