The Role of Ultrasound Screening in Reducing AAA Mortality: A Review.
 
Kashif Imran Ahmad.
 
Author Affiliations:
Medical School, Liverpool University, Liverpool, England

 
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Corresponding author: Kashif Imran Ahmad; K.Ahmad[at]Lancaster.ac.uk
 
Key Words: population; screening; ultrasonography; abdominal aortic aneurysms; mortality; systematic review.
 
Abstract:
Men aged 65-79 are at the highest risk of having an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) as well as a high incidence of rupture; this is treated as a surgical emergency, which has a total mortality of 75-90%. The diameter of an AAA proves to be the most useful risk factor in predicting mortality rates.

 
Published: February 27, 2013
 
Senior Editor: Emina Bajrovic
 
Junior Editor: Bobby Gambhir
 
DOI: Pending
 
Citation:
Ahmad KI. The Role of Ultrasound Screening in Reducing AAA Mortality: A Review. Medical Student Research Journal. 2013;2(Winter):3-10.
 
 
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