A community screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Three-hundred and sixty-nine unselected men aged 65-79 years were invited for screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm. One hundred and forty-one men were examined and 4 aneurysms detected. 43.2% of men aged 65-74 attended for examination in response to a single unsolicited letter of explanation with the date of an appointment, but only 29.1% of those aged 75-79 years. It is suggested that community mortality from ruptured aortic aneurysm could be reduced by ultrasound screening of the aorta in men aged 65-74 years and early selective aneurysm surgery.
D000368:Aged; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003153:Community Health Services; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D014463:Ultrasonography