Long Term Outcome of Screen Detected Sub-Aneurysmal Aortas in 65 Year Old Men: a Single Scan After Five Years Identifies Those at Risk of Needing AAA Repair

Abstract

A majority of SAAs eventually progress to an AAA, of which 30% are estimated to eventually reach the threshold for repair within 10 years. A follow up policy with an ultrasound examination after five years can safely and effectively identify those SAAs at risk of developing into clinically significant AAAs needing repair and may be considered for anyone with reasonably good life expectancy.