The Clinical Practice Council of the Society for Vascular Surgery charged a writing
committee with the task of updating practice guidelines, initally published in 2003, for …

Background: Long-term follow-up of population-based randomized, controlled trials (RCTs)
has demonstrated that screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) measuring 3 cm or …

Poziom B Dane pochodzące z jednej randomizowanej próby klinicznej lub dużych badań
nierandomizowanych Poziom C Uzgodniona opinia ekspertów i/lub dane pochodzące z …

Background Decision-making related to the care of patients with an abdominal aortic
aneurysm (AAA) is complex. Aneurysms present with varying risks of rupture, and patient …

Background This study aimed to assess how the prevalence and growth rates of small and
medium abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs)(3· 0–5· 4 cm) have changed over time in men …

Background: Several popular screening tests, such as mammography and prostate-specific
antigen, have met with wide controversy and/or have lost their endorsement recently. We …

Abdominal aortic aneurysm refers to abdominal aortic dilation of 3.0 cm or greater. The main
risk factors are age older than 65 years, male sex, and smoking history. Other risk factors …

The National Health Service Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Program (NAAASP) has
been introduced after research and analysis of data from a number of randomized trials and …

Background After its introduction in six pilot centers in 2009, the National Abdominal Aortic
Aneurysm Screening Programme (NAAASP) is now established across the United Kingdom …

Importance Risk factors for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are largely unknown, which
has hampered the development of nonsurgical treatments to alter the natural history of …