An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than two-thirds of patients who required abdominal aortic aneurysm repair would not have been captured by ...

Ultrasonographic screening of older men to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms has been added to the list of programs supported by the National Health Service in England and Scotland, and by Medicare in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reduced smoking, not the implementation of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening in Sweden, largely reduced ...

What Is an AAA Screening Ultrasound? An AAA screening (or abdominal aortic aneurysm screening) is an ultrasound that looks at the main blood vessels in the abdomen. This imaging study allows your ...

A study on the benefits and harms of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is raising the question of whether the practice significantly improves outcomes. The study, including data on more ...

The 2019 US Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening are largely unchanged from the 2014 iteration — and therein lies the rub. The updated ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening for men is standard in several countries, including the United Kingdom and Sweden. But new research suggests that women, who are less apt to develop AAAs, may ...

Population-based abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programs may need a second look, based on dwindling returns and established harms, say the authors of a new registry-based cohort study.

In Northern Ireland, the AAA Screening Programme offers this test to men in the year they turn 65. The success of the programme, in detecting and successfully managing this condition, has been ...