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Flow chart of AAA and PAD patient inclusion and exclusion. AAA = abdominal aortic aneurysm; PAD = peripheral artery disease. AAA distributed according to the aneurysm diameter: 12 cases with 30–40 mm, 104 cases with diameter 41–55 mm, and 34 cases with diameter >55 mm. PAD distributed according to Fontaine category: 28 cases in Fontaine stage II, 15 cases in stage III, and 7 cases in stage IV.
