Lessons learned about prevalence and growth rates of abdominal aortic aneurysms from a 25 ‐year ultrasound population screening programme

ConclusionThe prevalence of screen‐detected small and medium AAAs has decreased over the past 25 years, but growth rates have remained similar. Men with a subaneurysmal aorta at age 65 years have a substantial risk of developing a large AAA by the age of 80 years.

Source: British Journal of Surgery - December 19, 2017 Category: Surgery Authors: C. Oliver ‐Williams, M. J. Sweeting, G. Turton, D. Parkin, D. Cooper, C. Rodd, S. G. Thompson, J. J. Earnshaw, Tags: Original article Source Type: research