Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
โ Scribed by J. D. Beard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 47 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4140
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A study was carried out to examine the feasibility of setting up a community-based screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in men aged 65-79 years served by a district general hospital. A pilot project was run in two general practices from which 800 men were invited to undergo ultras
## Abstract ## Background Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm has been shown to reduce aneurysm-related mortality, but the applicability of the results to the whole of the UK has been questioned. This study examined screening in a remote and rural area. ## Methods Over 3 years, men aged 65โ7