Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm — From Art to Evidence

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Wanhainen A Björck M Boman K Rutegard J Bergqvist D : Influence of diagnostic criteria on the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2001;34(2):229–235.

Bengtsson H Norrgård O Ängquist KA Ekberg O Öberg L Bergqvist D : Ultrasonographic screening of the abdominal aorta among siblings of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg 1989;76(6):589–591.

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Bengtsson H Ekberg O Aspelin P Takolander R Bergqvist D : Abdominal aortic dilatation in patients operated on for carotid artery stenosis. Acta Chir Scand 1988;154 (7–8):441–445.

Wanhainen A Lundgren E Bergqvist D Björck M : Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening starts now. First out with the invitation of all 65-year-old men is the county of Uppsala. Läkartidningen 2006;103 (26–27): 2038–2039.

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Weibull H Bergqvist D Bergentz SE Jonsson K Hulthén L Manhem P : Percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty versus surgical reconstruction of atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis: A prospective randomized study. J Vasc Surg 1993;18(5):841–852.

SBU. Benartärsjukdom — Diagnostik och behandling. SBU-rapport nr 187, 2007. (In Swedish) Can be read at www.sbu.se and ordered from: info@sbu.se.

Geerts W Ray JG Colwell CW Bergqvist D Pineo GF Lassen MR Heit JA : Prevention of venous thromboembolism. Chest 2005;128(5):3775–3776.

Björck M Bergqvist D Eliasson K Jansson I Karlström L Kragsterman B Lundell A Malmstedt J Nordanstig J Norgren L Troëng T ; Steering Committee of the Swedvasc: Twenty years with the Swedvasc registry. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008;35:129–130.

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