Abdominal aortic aneurysm ultrasound screening in men with risk factors in Primary Care

CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of aneurysms in our sample was 2.6%, which was lower than expected. The wide use of ultrasound and its progressive generalisation in the Primary Care setting should lead to a decrease in the number of undiagnosed AAA.PMID:34920344 | DOI:10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102234

Source: Atencion Primaria - December 17, 2021 Category: Primary Care Authors: Jes ús Rodríguez Donoso Elena Mart ín Ramos Josefina Aparicio Velasco Leonardo Fonte Eliozondo Estrella Mu ñoz Críspulo Carmen Ruiz Arribas Source Type: research