Why the study?
Does hospital-based B-mode ultrasonographic screening effectively identify abdominal aortic aneurysms in 65-73 year old men?
Population
65-73 year old men in the County of Viborg, Denmark (n=3,344 scanned out of 4,404 invited in the first year)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Supports feasibility of hospital-based AAA screening in older men; leaves open effects on rupture rates and mortality.
Does hospital-based B-mode ultrasonographic screening effectively identify abdominal aortic aneurysms in 65-73 year old men?
Hospital-based ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in older men is feasible, cost-effective in the short term, and identifies a 4.2% prevalence of aneurysms.
Lindholt et al. (1996) studied this question.
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