Objective To assess the efficacy of an office-based, family physician–administered
ultrasound examination to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Design A …

Background The mortality rate associated with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
remains high. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of population …

OBJECTIVES: To assess the accuracy of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs)
by ultrasound (US). SETTING: An aneurysm screening programme in Huntingdon …

We determined the feasibility of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening program led by
family physicians in public primary healthcare setting using hand-held ultrasound device …

Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been shown to be beneficial
and cost-effective for men aged 65-74. However, most screening studies have been …

OBJECTIVE: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a deadly but often clinically silent disease.
Patients at increased risk are elderly men with risk factors for vascular disease who may not …

Abstract Background The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines
recommend one-time abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound screening for men aged 65 to …

Objectives: The objectives were to examine the feasibility of offering abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) screening to consecutive, asymptomatic high‐risk patients in a busy …

Unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is seldom recognized. Thus it is difficult to
know whether the incidence of AAA in the general population is high enough to warrant …

Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can occur in patients who are ineligible for
routine ultrasound screening. A simple AAA risk score was derived and compared with …