Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Bird and Davis talk about abdominal aortic aneurysms which are defined by an aortic anteroposterior diameter of 3 cm or more. Population-based ultrasound screening and autopsy studies suggest a prevalence of any AAA in adults older than 50 years of 4% to 8% in men and 1% to 1.3% in women. Risk facto...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2015-03, Vol.313 (11), p.1156-1157
Hauptverfasser:	Bird, Amber-Nicole, Davis, Andrew M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aneurysms Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Female Humans Male Mass Screening Medical screening Mortality Practice Guidelines as Topic Risk factors Smoking Studies Ultrasonography
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