BMJ · 2004 · 17 citations · 0 references
MedicineCardiologyPreventive MedicineEarly DetectionPreventive CardiologyRisk AssessmentAneurysm RepairPeripheral Vascular Disease CarePopulation ScreeningScreeningAbdominal Aortic Aneurysm ScreeningAneurysm Rupture PreventionAortic Disease ScreeningAtherosclerotic Peripheral DiseaseDisease ScreeningPeripheral Artery Disease AssessmentPeripheral Vascular InjuryPopulation Risk-based Screening
Around 25% of participants in a US national screening programme for vascular disease are at risk of having a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, indicates a four year analysis. The screening programme, known as “Legs for Life,” was set up in 1997 for adults at risk of peripheral vascular disease. It was developed by the US Society …