RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Shared decision making for elective abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery JF Clinical Medicine JO Clin Med FD Royal College of Physicians SP 473 OP 477 DO 10.7861/clinmed.2019-0352 VO 19 IS 6 A1 Michael Swart A1 Robert McCarthy YR 2019 UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/6/473.abstract AB Decisions on how and when to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm involve a number of clinicians; interventional radiologists and vascular surgeons assess the technical ability to repair the aneurysm. Patients’ fitness and past medical history is assessed to estimate their short- and long-term survival with or without surgery. Most importantly the patients’ personal preference for treatment must be identified. Getting a patient to share what matters most to them requires shared decision making.