Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5617907 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2017 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Female gender, current smoking, increased patient height and BSA, and low BMI were found to increase the mechanical rupture risk of AAAs. Previously described rupture risk factors may in part be explained by patient characteristic-dependent variations in aneurysm biomechanics.
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Authors
Moritz MD, Rebecka MD, PhD, Antti MD, T. Christian PhD, Joy MD, PhD,