| General practice-based population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: a pilot study. | |
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PMID: 2660948 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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All 1195 male patients aged between 65 and 74 years on the Family Practitioner Committee register for the four group practices in Stroud, UK were invited for a health screening check. The examinations included abdominal ultrasonography to measure maximum aortic diameter, measurement of blood pressure and recording of smoking habits. An attendance rate of 76 per cent was achieved (906 patients). Seventy-one patients (7.8 per cent) were found to have aortic diameters greater than 2.5 cm and 14 (1.5 per cent) had aortic diameters greater than 4.0 cm. Aneurysms were more common in smokers and in hypertensive patients. However, restriction of screening to patients with these risk factors would have led to a number of aneurysms remaining undiscovered. We recommend therefore that ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms should be offered to all men between the ages of 65 and 74 years. |
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Authors:
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T J O'Kelly; B P Heather |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of surgery Volume: 76 ISSN: 0007-1323 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Surg Publication Date: 1989 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1989-08-01 Completed Date: 1989-08-01 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372553 Medline TA: Br J Surg Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 479-80 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Gloucester Royal Hospital, UK. |
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Aged Aorta, Abdominal / pathology, physiopathology Aortic Aneurysm / pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control* Blood Pressure Family Practice Humans Hypertension / complications Male Mass Screening* Pilot Projects Population Surveillance Risk Factors Smoking Ultrasonography |
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