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Aortic Aneurysms: Definition, Epidemiology and Natural History

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Discipline of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery of the Post Graduate School of Medicine of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro; CENTERVASC-Rio—Center for Vascular Research, Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment. Rio de Janeiro, RJ.

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  1. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, CENTERVASC-Rio, National Academy of Medicine—Brazil, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Arno von Ristow

  2. Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, CENTERVASC-Rio, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Bernardo Massière

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von Ristow, A., Massière, B. (2017). Aortic Aneurysms: Definition, Epidemiology and Natural History. In: Dardik, A. (eds) Vascular Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33745-6_2

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