Association of hernia with subsequent aortic aneurysm in geriatric patients

Although inguinal hernia and aortic aneurysm share similar pathogenic mechanisms of collagen and elastin destruction, their clinical association in geriatric patients is inconclusive. We assessed the association between hernia and the subsequent occurrence of aortic aneurysm in geriatric patients. A...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021-12, Vol.162 (6), p.1668-1677.e2
Hauptverfasser: Hung, Kuo-Chuan, Chang, Ying-Jen, Sun, Cheuk-Kwan, Wang, Jhi-Joung, Chen, Yi-Chen, Weng, Shih-Feng, Chu, Chin-Chen
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