Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Study results from D.F. Waterhouse and colleagues in the area of abdominal aortic aneurysm published

Published in Cardiovascular Device Liability Week, July 13th, 2008

" Population screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can be cost-justified by its impact on the incidence of emergency presentations with rupture. The objective of this prospective, cohort study was to determine whether the proposed framework can be further evolved to address all-cause cardiovascular mortality in the community by integrating full risk factor assessment," scientists in Dublin, Ireland report.

" Male volunteers aged > 60 years attending for AAA screening by ultrasound also underwent full cardiovascular assessment via physician-administered health questionnaire, sphygmomanometry, anthromorphometry, and fasting phlebotomy for lipid and glucose...

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Source: Cardiovascular Device Liability Week (2008-07-13)

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