Screening Men and Women above the Age of 50 Years for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: A Pilot Study in an Upper Middle Income Country

CONCLUSION: The prevalence of AAA has not been reduced in all countries, and screening strategies might be changed based on local epidemiological data. The results of this pilot study underline the importance of exploring the prevalence of AAA in populations with a high prevalence of smoking.PMID:38460757 | DOI:10.1016/j.ejvs.2024.03.003

Source: PubMed: Eur J Vasc Endovasc ... - March 9, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Igor Koncar Aleksa Jovanovic Ognjen Kostic Andrija Roganovic Djurdjija Jelicic Stefan Ducic Lazar Davidovic Source Type: research