An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

Ultrasonographic screening of older men to detect abdominal aortic aneurysms has been added to the list of programs supported by the National Health Service in England and Scotland, and by Medicare in ...

The 2019 US Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening are largely unchanged from the 2014 iteration — and therein lies the rub. The updated ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening for men is standard in several countries, including the United Kingdom and Sweden. But new research suggests that women, who are less apt to develop AAAs, may ...

Population-based abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programs may need a second look, based on dwindling returns and established harms, say the authors of a new registry-based cohort study.

The aorta is the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. The walls of the artery can bulge out if they become weak. When this happens in the part of the aorta that ...