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Age at detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms in siblings of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Journal of vascular surgery - 1 Apr 2016
Linné Anneli, Forsberg Johan, Lindström David, Ideskog Ester, Hultgren Rebecka
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Few countries offer organized screening of siblings of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), although a hereditary trait is well known to exist. Male relatives, but not female, are invited within the population-based screening programs for elderly men in Sweden. Evidence regarding the optimal age to screen siblings is scarce. The aim of this study was to describe the age at detection in...
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