Symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: to wait or not to wait.

Conclusion: In a substantial amount of patients with an alleged symptomatic AAA, delayed surgery with patient optimisation might be justified. However, specific criteria in order to select patients that might benefit from delayed surgery need further investigation. PMID: 23867861 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery - July 18, 2013 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Ten Bosch JA, Koning SW, Willigendael EM, Van Sambeek MR, Stokmans RA, Prins MH, Teijink JA Tags: J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) Source Type: research