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ReviewCurrent problems in cardiology2010

Diagnosis and monitoring of abdominal aortic aneurysm: current status and future prospects.

Joseph V Moxon, Adam Parr, Theophilus I Emeto, Philip Walker, Paul E Norman, Jonathan Golledge

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Review in Current problems in cardiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Joseph V MoxonQueensland Vascular Diagnostics.
Adam Parr
Theophilus I Emeto
Philip Walker
Paul E Norman
Jonathan Golledge

Funding

Osteoprotegerin and osteopontin in aortic aneurysmR01HL080010 · NHLBI · JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY OF NO QUEENSLAND · PI GOLLEDGE, JONATHAN · 2005 to 2009
$1.3M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL080010
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in elderly men, and prevalence is predicted to increase in parallel with a global aging population. AAA is commonly asymptomatic, and in the absence of routine screening, diagnosis is usually incidental when imaging to assess unrelated medical complaints. In the absence of approved diagnostic and prognostic markers, AAAs are monitored conservatively via medical imaging until aortic diameter approaches 50-55 mm and surgical repair is performed. There is currently significant interest in identifying molecular markers of diagnostic and prognostic value for AAA. Here we outline the current guidelines for AAA management and discuss modern scientific techniques currently employed to identify improved diagnostic and prognostic markers.

Indexed as

Aortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic DissectionDiagnosis, DifferentialGenetic MarkersGenomicsHumansPostoperative PeriodPrognosisRisk FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnited StatesGenetic Markers

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PMID20932435
PMCPMC3014318

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