A R Naylor
A R Naylor
Prior to the introduction of evidence-based medicine, decision-making was largely based upon 'intuitive reasoning', whereby senior clinicians dictated practice based upon personal dogma, personal experience and (often) biased observational ...
T Donati,J Wilson,T Kölbel et al.
T Donati et al.
Background: Undifferentiated chest pain is one of the most common complaints in the acute care setting. Type B aortic dissection is an important cause of chest pain and a complex clinical entity, which carries significant...
A L Abbott
A L Abbott
Background: Carotid artery procedures, such as surgery and stenting, although associated with significant risks and costs, are often recommended in guidelines which cite12- to 34-year-old randomized trial evidence of bene...
A Jawien,B Formankiewicz,T Derezinski et al.
A Jawien et al.
Background: Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is currently recommended by several vascular societies. In countries where it has been introduced the prevalence of AAAs differed greatly and was mainly related t...
W Schäberle,L Leyerer,W Schierling et al.
W Schäberle et al.
Background and objectives: The ideal method for screening investigations is one which is as free as possible from side effects, is easily learnt, and can therefore be broadly used to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA...