Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Prevalence and associated risk factors in a population of patients hospitalised in Internal Medicine

Conclusions The prevalence of undiagnosed AAA in patients older than 50 years hospitalised in internal medicine was 2.9%. The data lead us to recommend AAA screening for this population of male patients with a history of smoking and an ABI<0.9. Clinical ultrasonography enables this screening in a reliable manner.
Source: Revista Clinica Espanola - Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research