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High-risk and low-risk screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm both reduce aneurysm-related mortality. A stratified analysis from a single-centre randomised screening trial

  • Aarhus University

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Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are both associated with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The aim of this study was therefore to analyse whether screening for AAA could be restricted to men with such diseases (high risk group).
Original languageEnglish
JournalEuropean Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Volume34
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)53-8
Number of pages6
ISSN1078-5884
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aged
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Denmark
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening
  • Prevalence
  • Proportional Hazards Models
  • Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Survival Rate
  • Time Factors

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