Recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care

Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care - Cmaj, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
Methods The task force is an independent panel of clinicians and methodologists that makes
recommendations on primary and secondary prevention in primary care (see www …

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a best-evidence systematic review for the US Preventive Services Task Force

C Fleming, EP Whitlock, TL Beil… - Annals of internal …, 2005 - acpjournals.org
Background: While the prognosis for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture is poor,
ultrasound imaging is an accurate and reliable test for detecting AAAs before rupture …

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement

ML LeFevre… - Annals of internal …, 2014 - acpjournals.org
Description: Update of the 2005 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendation on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Methods: The USPSTF …

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: recommendation statement

US Preventive Services Task Force* - Annals of Internal Medicine, 2005 - acpjournals.org
This statement summarizes the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and the supporting scientific …

Is population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm cost-effective?

L Ehlers, J Sørensen, LG Jensen, M Bech… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2008 - Springer
Background Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is responsible for 1–2% of all male
deaths over the age of 65 years. Early detection of AAA and elective surgery can reduce the …

Are screening guidelines for abdominal aortic aneurysms being implemented within a large VA primary health care system?

DG Federman, VG Carbone, JD Kravetz… - Postgraduate …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Screening men aged 65 to 75 years who have ever smoked for abdominal
aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been recommended to reduce AAA-related mortality. However, it …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States through a national screening database

KL Summers, EK Kerut, CM Sheahan… - Journal of vascular …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective The US Preventative Services Task Force guidelines for abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) screening are based mainly on studies of older Caucasian males from non …

[HTML][HTML] Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in Canada: 2020 review and position statement of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery

V Kapila, P Jetty, D Wooster, V Vucemilo… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) remain a major risk to patients, despite level 1 evidence
for screening to prevent rupture events and decrease mortality. In 2007, the Canadian …

Comparison of three targeted approaches to screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm based on cardiovascular risk

GT Jones, BG Hill, N Curtis, TD Kabir… - Journal of British …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) continues to be a significant health burden
yet few countries have implemented a comprehensive screening programme. Screening …

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in outpatient primary care clinics

AL Ruff, K Teng, B Hu, MB Rothberg - The American journal of medicine, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines
recommend one-time abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound screening for men aged 65 to …