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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: What About Screening?
Francois Saucy1, Sebastien Déglise, Thomas Holzer
1Vascular Surgery Department, University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. francois.saucy@chuv.ch.
Abstract:
The prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in general population is 4-9% with a high mortality rate when ruptured. Therefore, screening programs were developed in many countries to detect small and large AAA in selected patients. Indeed, prevalence of AAA increases in patients over 65 years old with cigarette smoking history. This paper reviews recent literature related to AAA screening focusing on epidemiology, screening tests and evidence based medicine to highlight not only advantages but also disadvantages of screening programs among population.
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