High prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in men with peripheral vascular disease: screening by ultrasonography
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Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease and Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
INTRODUCTION Peripheral arterial disease(PAD) and abdominal aortic aneurysm(AAA) are two important underdiagnosed vascular pathologies. As they share common risk factors with coronary arterial disease, we conducted a study to look at their prevalence among patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS). MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with ACS admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Malaysia, from F...
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This health technology assessment examines vascular ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in asymptomatic populations. Screening reduces the incidence of AAA ruptures, rates of emergency surgical repair and AAA-attributable mortality in males ages 65 to 74. The benefit of screening women has not been established. Ontario data suggest that AAA is underdiagnosed in women, and t...
متن کاملScreening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been increasing over the last fifty years, probably as a consequence of the smoking epidemics that developed in the years that followed the Second World War. As stated by Puech-Leão et al., abdominal aortic aneurysm is an asymptomatic but potentially fatal condition, for which the proper treatment is elective surgery before rupturing can occu...
متن کاملScreening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Remains effective and is likely to be cost effective in the UK, but data need to be monitored A national NHS programme in England offers screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in men aged 65, with the aim of reducing deaths from aneurysm rupture. 1 The key evidence underpinning this policy was the results of the multicentre aneurysm screening study (MASS), funded by the Medical Research Counci...
متن کاملScreening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Longer-term mortality benefit and cost-effectiveness for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening are uncertain.18 In addition to the mortality benefit, evidence indicating that screening is highly costeffective is increasing.2, 34 In light of this evidence, national screening programs are now being considered in many countries.47, 46 However, there is little evidence regarding long-term outco...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(89)90105-5