TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 9. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm A1 - Reardon, Robert F. A1 - Clinton, Michelle E. A1 - Madore, Frank A1 - Cook, Thomas P. A2 - Ma, O. John A2 - Mateer, James R. A2 - Reardon, Robert F. A2 - Joing, Scott A. PY - 2014 T2 - Ma and Mateer's Emergency Ultrasound, 3e AB - Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta is a relatively common disease in patients over 50 years of age.1–3 Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has a high mortality and causes as many as 30,000 deaths per year in the United States, which is more than AIDS or prostate cancer.4 It is one of the least-known killers in American society.4 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57791596 ER -