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Background:The long‐term effects of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening were investigated in extended follow‐up from the UK Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS) randomized trial.
Methods:A population‐based sample of men aged 65–74 years were randomized individually to invitation to ultrasound screening (invited group) or to a control group not offered screening. Patients with an AAA...
Background:This retrospective analysis of prospectively collected abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening data aimed to identify predictors of AAA‐related events (surgery or death) with a view to better targeting of screening.
Methods:For the interval 1984–2007, data for 1649 subjects with an AAA were collected prospectively as part of the Chichester AAA screening programme. This included serial...