Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in Canada: review and position statement of the Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery.
Mastracci
Tara M
TM
Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
Cinà
Claudio S
CS
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016017:Odds Ratio; D018579:Patient Selection; D010375:Pedigree; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012737:Sex Factors; D014463:Ultrasonography