New data from the United Kingdom’s nationwide abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening program support the current referral threshold for intervening on this condition and point to a very low rate of ...

September 20, 2012 (Stanford, California) — Medicare coverage of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) serves only to increase the number of abdominal ultrasounds performed and has no ...

Men benefit from one-time ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms, a new review concludes. They live longer because a rupture of the abdominal aorta can be avoided. No such evidence is ...

Since the beginning of 2007, patients with specific risk factors enrolling in Medicare have been eligible for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening under the SAAAVE Act. But a new study published ...

Purdue University researchers are using ultrasound images like this one to study abdominal aortic aneurysms, a potentially fatal condition that is the 13th leading cause of death in the United States.

People who don't realize they're living with an abdominal aortic aneurysm may face a sudden aortic rupture or tear and massive, catastrophic bleeding. However, others lucky enough to know in advance ...

When doctors hear people talk about abdominal aortic aneurysms as "ticking time bombs," they tend to grow a bit weary. In reality, they say, many patients diagnosed with a small, slow-growing AAA can ...

Philips Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Model helps increase diagnostic confidence and improved patient experience compared to current standard of care An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is an ...

A 2007 Medicare initiative to increase AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) screening in appropriate patients failed to prevent AAA rupture or reduce all-cause mortality, according to a new study published ...

The committee were mindful that the NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme does not cover men under 65 or women of any age. This means some men and all women who are at risk of AAA ...

Men benefit from one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms via ultrasound. Studies provide proof that their risk of dying is reduced, the abdominal aorta ruptures less often, and emergency ...