Meta‐analysis of individual patient data to examine factors affecting growth and rupture of small abdominal aortic aneurysms

Surveillance is a common management strategy for small abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) (3·0–5·4 cm in diameter). Individual characteristics, other than diameter, may influence aneurysm growth or rupture rates.

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