A Propensity Score-Matching Analysis of Transthoracic Echocardiography and Abdominal Ultrasonography for the Detection of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Introduction We previously reported that the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) was higher in patients undergoing scheduled transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) than in patients undergoing abdominal ultrasonography (AUS); however, intergroup patient backgrounds differed significantly in...

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Main Authors: Takao Kato, Seiko Ishida, Shoichi Miyamoto, Tamae Iura, Yoko Ban, Jun Fujikawa, Eisaku Nakane, Toshiaki Izumi, Tetsuya Haruna, Koji Ueyama, Ryuji Nohara, Moriaki Inoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CMC.S23166