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1. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: the prognosis in women is worse than in men.

Author: Norman PE; Powell JT;
Institution: School of Surgery and Pathology, University of Western Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia. paul.norman@uwa.edu.au
Journal: Circulation. 2007 Jun 5;115(22):2865-9.

2. Low vitamin B6, and not plasma homocysteine concentration, as risk factor for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a retrospective case-control study.

Author: Peeters AC; van Landeghem BA; Graafsma SJ; Kranendonk SE; Hermus AR; Blom HJ; den Heijer M;
Institution: Department of Endocrinology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Journal: J Vasc Surg. 2007 Apr;45(4):701-5.
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3. Mid-term survival after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery predicted by cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

Author: Carlisle J; Swart M;
Institution: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Torbay Hospital, Torquay TQ2 7AA, UK.
Journal: Br J Surg. 2007 Apr 17;.
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4. Aneurysmal wall calcification predicts natural history of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Author: Lindholt JS;
Institution: Vascular Research Unit, Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Hospital, P.O. Box 130, DK-8600 Viborg, Denmark.
Journal: Atherosclerosis. 2007 Apr 16;.
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5. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Author: Cosford P; Leng G;
Institution
Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Apr 18;(2):CD002945.
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6. Prevalence of erectile dysfunction in vascular surgery patients.

Author: Falkensammer J; Hakaim AG; Falkensammer CE; Broderick GA; Crook JE; Heckman MG; Oldenburg WA; Hugl B; Falkensammer J; Hakaim AG; Falkensammer CE; Broderick GA; Crook JE; Heckman MG; Oldenburg WA; Hugl B;
Institution: Section of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Journal: Vasc Med. 2007 Feb;12(1):17-22.
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7. Systemic Inflammation and Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.

Author: Tambyraja AL; Dawson R; Valenti D; Murie JA; Chalmers RT;
Institution: Edinburgh Vascular Surgical Service, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, Scotland.
Journal: World J Surg. 2007 Apr 28;.
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8. Vivid bad outcome influences the decisions of older adults about treatment timing: a randomized field experiment with an abdominal aortic aneurysm analog.

Author: Hemmerich JA; Ghini EA; Schwarze ML; Dale W;
Institution: Section of Geriatrics and Department of Decision Sciences, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Journal: Transl Res. 2007 Sep;150(3):139-46. Epub 2007 May 29.
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9. Growth predictors and prognosis of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Author: Schlosser FJ; Tangelder MJ; Verhagen HJ; van der Heijden GJ; Muhs BE; van der Graaf Y; Moll FL;
Institution: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Journal: J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jun;47(6):1127-33. Epub 2008 Apr 28.
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10. Meta analysis on mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Author: Hoornweg LL; Storm-Versloot MN; Ubbink DT; Koelemay MJ; Legemate DA; Balm R;
Institution: Department of Vascular Surgery, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2008 May;35(5):558-70. Epub 2008 Jan 15.
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11. Improved outcome after rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm over an 18-year period.

Author: Dzieciuchowicz L; Majewski W; Slowinski M; Krasinski Z; Jawien AA; Bieda K; Oszkinis G; Gabriel M; Zapalski S;
Institution: Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland. l_dzieciuchowicz@wp.pl
Journal: Ann Vasc Surg. 2008 Jan;22(1):25-9. Epub 2007 Dec 4.
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12. Inhibition of experimental abdominal aortic aneurysm progression by nifedipine.

Author: Tomita N; Yamasaki K; Izawa K; Kunugiza Y; Osako MK; Ogihara T; Morishita R;
Institution: Division of Clinical Gene Therapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita 565-0871, Japan. tomita@med.kawasaki-m.ac.jp
Journal: Int J Mol Med. 2008 Feb;21(2):239-44.
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13. Late results of mesh wound closure after elective open aortic aneurysm repair.

Author: O'Hare JL; Ward J; Earnshaw JJ;
Institution: Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucestershire, UK.
Journal: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;33(4):412-3. Epub 2006 Dec 11.
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14. Pathology, natural history and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Author: Zankl AR; Schumacher H; Krumsdorf U; Katus HA; Jahn L; Tiefenbacher CP;
Institution: Department of Cardiology, University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 410, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany, ctiefenbacher@med.uni-heidelberg.de.
Journal: Clin Res Cardiol. 2007 Mar;96(3):140-51. Epub 2006 Dec 22.
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15. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm: predictors of long-term outcome in a case-control study.

Author: Yusuf K; Murat B; Unal A; Ulku K; Taylan K; Ozerdem O; Erdal Y; Tahsin Y;
Institution: Bezm-I Alem Vakif Gureba Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery Service, Capa, Istanbul, Turkey. ykalko@mynet.com
Journal: Surgery. 2007 Jan;141(1):83-9. Epub 2006 Jul 28.
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16. Smoking, hypertension, alcohol consumption, and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in men.

Author: Wong DR; Willett WC; Rimm EB;
Institution: Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Journal: Am J Epidemiol. 2007 Apr 1;165(7):838-45. Epub 2007 Jan 10.
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17. Different disease profiles for women and men with abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Author: Hultgren R; Granath F; Swedenborg J;
Institution: Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Vascular Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
Journal: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 May;33(5):556-60. Epub 2007 Jan 17.
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18. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Author: Hellmann DB; Grand DJ; Freischlag JA;
Institution: Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md, USA. hellmann@jhmi.edu
Journal: JAMA. 2007 Jan 24;297(4):395-400.
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19. The high prevalence of colorectal neoplasms in preoperative patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm or peripheral artery disease.

Author: Yamamoto K; Miyata T; Nagawa H;
Institution: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Journal: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;33(4):397-400. Epub 2006 Nov 28.
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20. High-risk and low-risk screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm both reduce aneurysm-related mortality. A stratified analysis from a single-centre randomised screening trial.

Author: Lindholt JS; Juul S; Henneberg EW; Lindholt JS; Juul S; Henneberg EW;
Institution: Vascular Research Unit, Department of Vascular Surgery, Viborg Hospital, Viborg, Denmark. jes.s.lindholt@sygehusviborg.dk
Journal: Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 Jul;34(1):53-8. Epub 2007 Feb 28.
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21. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: does trauma center designation affect outcome?

Author: Bounoua F; Schuster R; Grewal P; Waxman K; Cisek P;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
Journal: Ann Vasc Surg. 2007 Mar;21(2):133-6.
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22. Renal function after elective infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair in patients with pelvic kidneys.

Author: Bui TD; Wilson SE; Gordon IL; Fujitani RM; Carson J; Montgomery RS;
Institution: Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Journal: Ann Vasc Surg. 2007 Mar;21(2):143-8.
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23. Meta-analysis and systematic review of the relationship between volume and outcome in abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery.

Author: Holt PJ; Poloniecki JD; Gerrard D; Loftus IM; Thompson MM;
Institution: St George's Vascular Institute, St James' Wing, St George's Hospital, London, UK. peteholt@btinternet.com
Journal: Br J Surg. 2007 Apr;94(4):395-403.
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24. Incidence of colonic ischemia after repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with endograft.

Author: Champagne BJ; Lee EC; Valerian B; Mulhotra N; Mehta M;
Institution: Department of Surgery, Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.
Journal: J Am Coll Surg. 2007 Apr;204(4):597-602.
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25. Epidemiological study of the relationship between volume and outcome after abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery in the UK from 2000 to 2005.

Author: Holt PJ; Poloniecki JD; Loftus IM; Michaels JA; Thompson MM;
Institution: St George's Vascular Institute, St George's Hospital, London, UK. peteholt@btinternet.com
Journal: Br J Surg. 2007 Apr;94(4):441-8.
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26. Long-term follow-up after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Author: Schepens MA; Kelder JC; Morshuis WJ; Heijmen RH; van Dongen EP; ter Beek HT;
Institution: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, The Netherlands. m.schepens@antonius.net
Journal: Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):S851-5; discussion S890-2.
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27. Pulmonary complications after descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair: predictors, prevention, and treatment.

Author: Etz CD; Di Luozzo G; Bello R; Luehr M; Khan MZ; Bodian CA; Griepp RB; Plestis KA;
Institution: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA. christian.etz@mountsinai.org
Journal: Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Feb;83(2):S870-6; discussion S890-2.
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28. Influence of sex on expansion rate of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Author: Mofidi R; Goldie VJ; Kelman J; Dawson AR; Murie JA; Chalmers RT;
Institution: Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh EH16 4SA, UK.
Journal: Br J Surg. 2007 Mar;94(3):310-4.
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29. The impact of gender on presentation, therapy, and mortality of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the United States, 2001-2004.

Author: McPhee JT; Hill JS; Eslami MH;
Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Department of Surgery, Worcester, MA 01655, USA. eslamim@ummhc.org <eslamim@ummhc.org>
Journal: J Vasc Surg. 2007 May;45(5):891-9. Epub 2007 Mar 28.
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