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Bibliography on Ultrasound of Aorta for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
HealthYes! Executives and Medical Advisory Board members have gone to great lengths to ensure that all
screening procedures and medical information are correct and backed by medical research, medical
journals and clinical testing. Below you will find a comprehensive annotated medical bibliography on
Ultrasound of Aorta for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, including citations. The information provided is
designed to aid medical reporters and physicians in understanding the screenings, methodologies, and
technologies employed by HealthYes! Preventive Screening.
Bergqvist D, Björck M, Wanhainen A. Abdominal aortic aneurysm--to screen or not to screen. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008; 35:13-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17905605
Review of WHO screening criteria.
States that aneurysm size is most important factor when deciding on subsequent treatment.
Brearley S. Should we screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm? Yes. BMJ 2008; 336(7649):862.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18420691
Lindholt JS, Norman P. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm reduces overall mortality in men.
A meta-analysis of the mid- and long-term effects of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2008; 36:167-71.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18485756
Montreuil B, Brophy J. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men: a Canadian perspective using
Monte Carlo-based estimates. Can J Surg 2008; 51:23-34.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18248702
Study demonstrating a favorable
cost-benefit analysis for screening for men over 65 years.
Pande RL, Beckman JA. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: populations at risk and how to screen.
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2008; 19:S2-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18502382
Review article on screening
methods and at-risk patient populations.
Scott RA. The place of screening in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Scand J Surg 2008; 97:136-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18575031
Screening can reduce AAA
mortality by as much as 58%. “If the aim of treatment is to reduce the mortality of the disease as a
whole, resources would be better spent on screening programmes for AAA, rather than developing
increasingly sophisticated operative techniques that could only reduce the overall death from AAA by
a few percent.”
Waterhouse DF, Cahill RA. Simple adaptation of current abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programs
may address all-cause cardiovascular mortality: prospective observational cohort study.
Am Heart J 2008; 155:938-45.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18440345
Ashton HA, Gao L, Kim LG, Druce PS, Thompson SG, Scott RA. Fifteen-year follow-up of a randomized
clinical trial of ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg 2007; 94:696-701.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17514666
Cosford PA, Leng GC. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2007; (2):CD002945.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17443519
Derubertis BG, Trocciola SM, Ryer EJ, Pieracci FM, McKinsey JF, Faries PL, Kent KC. Abdominal aortic
aneurysm in women: prevalence, risk factors, and implications for screening. J Vasc Surg 2007; 46:630-635.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17903646
Study recommending screening
for women 65 or older, current and former smokers, and women with heart disease.
Hupp JA, Martin JD, Hansen LO. Results of a single center vascular screening and education program.
J Vasc Surg 2007; 46:182-7; discussion 188-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17664093
Experiences of a vascular
screening center. “47% participants had evidence of at least mild disease (MD) with intermediate
disease (ID) found in 6.9% and severe disease (SD) found in 2.2% of patients screened.” Diabetes
doubled the prevalence of vascular disease across all age groups.
Kim LG, P Scott RA, Ashton HA, Thompson SG; Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study Group. A sustained
mortality benefit from screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann Intern Med 2007; 146:699-706.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17502630
Study of 67,700 patients
with a 7-yearl followup demonstrating improvement in long-term mortality benefit from screening.
Kim LG, Thompson SG, Briggs AH, Buxton MJ, Campbell HE. How cost-effective is screening for
abdominal aortic aneurysms? J Med Screen 2007; 14:46-52.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17362572
British study. “The long-term
cost-effectiveness of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms in men is highly attractive and this
evidence provides further support for a national screening programme in the UK.”
Lindholt JS, Juul S, Henneberg EW. High-risk and low-risk screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
both reduce aneurysm-related mortality. A stratified analysis from a single-centre randomised
screening trial. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007; 34:53-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17331750
Takagi H, Kawai N, Umemoto T. Abdominal aortic aneurysm: Screening reduces all cause mortality in
men. BMJ 2007; 335(7626):899. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17974654
Latif AA, Almahameed A, Lauer MS. Should we screen for abdominal aortic aneurysms?
Cleve Clin J Med 2006; 73:9-10, 13, 16-7 passim.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16444912
Lindholt JS, Juul S, Fasting H, Henneberg EW. Preliminary ten year results from a randomised single
centre mass screening trial for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2006; 32: 608-14.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16893663
Ogata T, Arrington S, Davis PM Jr, Sam AD 2nd, Hollier LH, Tromp G, Kuivaniemi H. Community-based,
nonprofit organization-sponsored ultrasonography screening program for abdominal aortic aneurysms
is effective at identifying occult aneurysms. Ann Vasc Surg 2006; 20:312-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16779511
“The results of this
community-based free ultrasonographic screening program are in agreement with randomized
controlled screening programs and emphasize the need for systematic screening programs and
the importance of finding individuals harboring AAAs before their rupture.”
Wanhainen A, Lundkvist J, Bergqvist D, Björck M. Cost-effectiveness of screening women for
abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg 2006; 43: 908-14; discussion 914.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16678681
“The long-term mortality for AAA
patients was 3.6 times higher than for an age-matched healthy population. Screening reduced the AAA
rupture incidence by 33% and the AAA-related death rate by 35%. The cost per life year gained was
estimated at $5911.” Found that aneurysms in women were more likely to burst than in men.
Waterhouse DF, Cahill RA, Sheehan F, Sheehan SJ. Concomitant detection of systemic atherosclerotic
disease while screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. World J Surg 2006 Jul;30(7):1350-9.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16773254
Wilmink T, Claridge MW, Fries A, Will O, Hubbard CS, Adam DJ, Quick CR, Bradbury AW.A comparison
between the short term and long term benefits of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms from
the Huntingdon Aneurysm screening programme. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2006; 32:16-20.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16466938
Examined incidence and
mortality of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm after 5 and 13 years of screening. Found a 45%
reduction in ruptures after 5 years of screening and 73% reduction after 12 years of screening.
Fleming C, Whitlock EP, Beil TL, Lederle FA. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a
best-evidence systematic review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Ann Intern Med 2005; 142: 203-11.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15684209
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: recommendation statement.
Ann Intern Med 2005; 142:198-202.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15684208
Wanhainen A, Bergqvist D, Boman K, Nilsson TK, Rutegård J, Björck M. Risk factors associated with
abdominal aortic aneurysm: a population-based study with historical and current data. J Vasc Surg 2005; 41:390-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15838468
Risk factors for AAA include
atherosclerosis, smoking and family history of AAA.
Kent KC, Zwolak RM, Jaff MR, Hollenbeck ST, Thompson RW, Schermerhorn ML, Sicard GA, Riles TS,
Cronenwett JL; Society for Vascular Surgery; American Association of Vascular Surgery; Society
for Vascular Medicine and Biology. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: a consensus statement.
J Vasc Surg 2004; 39:267-9
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14718853
Conclusion was that AAA
screening saves lives at a cost to society that is acceptable and strongly urges insurers to
allow payment for this life-saving intervention. Specific recommendations were for men 60-85 +
women 60-85 with risk + men and women over 50 with a family history of AAA.
Lee TY, Korn P, Heller JA, Kilaru S, Beavers FP, Bush HL, Kent KC. The cost-effectiveness of a
"quick-screen" program for abdominal aortic aneurysms. Surgery 2002; 132:399-407.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12219041
Screening men over 60 is
cost-effective and efficacious, saves lives and prolongs lives. Women with family history or
cardiac risk factors should also be screened. The quick-screen is also cost-effective and
accurate for screening carotid arteries and leg arteries. All insurers and Medicare should
strongly consider reimbursement of the life-saving intervention
Lindholt JS, Juul S, Fasting H, Henneberg EW. Hospital costs and benefits of screening for
abdominal aortic aneurysms. Results from a randomised population screening trial.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2002; 23:55-60.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11748949
Newman AB, Arnold AM, Burke GL, O’Leary DH, Manolio TA. Cardiovascular disease and mortality in
older adults with small abdominal aortic aneurysms detected by ultrasonography.
The Cardiovascular Health Study. Ann Inter Med 2001; 134:182-190.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11177330
Beebe HG, Kritpracha B. Screening and preoperative imaging of candidates for conventional repair
of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Semin Vasc Surg 1999; 12:300-5. Review.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10651458
Amparo EG, Hoddick WK, Hricak H, Sollitto R, Justich E, Filly RA, Higgins CB.Comparison of
magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography in the evaluation of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Radiology 1985; 154:451-6.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3880912
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