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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
6
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-12-17
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pubmed:abstractText |
Two studies were undertaken to estimate the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a hypertensive population. The initial study screened hypertensive people from three local general practices. In this study 918 patients underwent ultrasound scanning of the abdominal aorta (498 men and 420 women). A total of 24 abdominal aortic aneurysms were identified; 20 in men (4%) and four in women (0.9%). Of these, 11 were > 4 cm in transverse diameter. Following this study, only hypertensive men over the age of 60 years and women over the age of 65 years were screened from a total of 29 general practices. Regular scanning sessions were held at each practice and 1328 patients attended (744 men and 584 women). A total of 43 abdominal aortic aneurysms were detected; 39 in men (5.2%) and four in women (0.7%). Hypertensive men are at increased risk of developing abdominal aortic aneurysms and should be offered an initial ultrasound scan at 60 years of age. Female hypertensives yield a much lower detection rate and screening hypertensive females would probably be an inappropriate use of available resources.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8943632-1296605,
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8943632-922418
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
0035-8843
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
78
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
501-4
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Aorta, Abdominal,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Hypertension,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Mass Screening,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Pilot Projects,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Sex Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:8943632-Wales
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in a hypertensive population.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Surgery, East Glamorgan General Hospital.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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