aortic aneurysm

Cardiovascular morbidity, mortality and risk management in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms

November 19, 2024

Introduction An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a focal dilation of the abdominal aorta with a diameter of 3.0 cm or more. Within the UK the national screening programme has shown an AAA prevalence in men aged >65 years of 1.57%, similar to that in the USA.1 The implementation of screening programmes for AAAs across…

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