Ultrasonographic screening of the abdominal aorta among siblings of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms
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Ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) occur in 1 of 20 older men, remain asymptomatic for many years, and, if left untreated, cause death from rupture in about one third of patients. Ultrasonography is a suitable screening test for AAA, and elective repair can prevent rupture. Although these features suggest a promising target for a screening program, evidence of benefit from AAA screening has only...
متن کاملUltrasonographic screening for the detection of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
BACKGROUND The prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with a maximal diameter of 3 cm or more is age-dependent; among persons over age 65, it lies between 4% and 8% in men and between 0.5% and 1.5% in women. About 10% of all AAAs have a maximum diameter of 5 cm or more. The prognosis of ruptured AAA (rAAA) is dismal, with an overall mortality of at least 80%. Ultrasonography of the abdo...
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متن کاملScreening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
TO THE EDITOR: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) with ultrasonography only in male smokers 65 to 75 years of age. Other subsets were excluded in part because of “good evidence that screening and early treatment result in important harms, including an increased number of surgeries with associated morbidity and mortality, ...
متن کاملScreening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
OBJECTIVE AND METHODS Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms may be useful to decrease mortality related to rupture. We conducted a study to assess the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in southern Brazil and to define risk factors associated with high prevalence of this disorder. The screening was conducted using abdominal ultrasound. Three groups were studied: Group 1 - cardiology cl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Vascular Surgery
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0741-5214
DOI: 10.1016/0741-5214(90)90091-n