Screening for aortic aneurysms in older men questioned

(University of Gothenburg) Screening programs for aortic aneurysms in the abdomen is now being questioned in a study published in The Lancet. As the condition becomes less common, general ultrasound scans for 65-year-old men may do more harm than good, the researchers assert.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news