Why the study?
Does screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm improve outcomes in primary care patients?
Does screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm improve outcomes in primary care patients?
Provides recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care.
Recommendations may inform primary care AAA screening; leaves open need for RCTs confirming outcome benefit.
KEY POINTS An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) results from a weakening in a section of the aortic wall in the abdomen, which bulges because of pressure from blood flow to form an aneurysm.[1][1] The aneurysm may grow and eventually rupture, causing death from hemorrhage.[1][1] It is estimated that
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A 2017 study studied this question. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in primary care is the focus of these recommendations aimed at preventing aneurysm rupture and death from hemorrhage.
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