Ronald L. Dalman MD, the Walter C. and Elsa R. Chidester Professor of Surgery
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No increased mortality with early aortic aneurysm disease.
J Vasc Surg. 2012; (5): 1246-51
In addition to increased risks for aneurysm-related death, previous studies have determined that all-cause mortality in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) patients is excessive and equivalent to that associated with coronary heart disease. These studies largely preceded the current era of coronary heart disease risk factor management, however, and no recent study has examined contemporary mortality associated with early AAA disease (aneurysm diameter between 3 and 5 cm). As part of an ongoing natural history study of AAA, we report the mortality risk associated with presence of early disease.
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