The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in older men (age range, 65-75) who have ever smoked (Journal Watch Feb 18 2005). Results ...

Six hundred fifty-one male patients attending six consultant-led cardiology clinics at Belfast City Hospital from August 2004 to February 2006 received an invitation to be screened for AAA. This was ...

Explore the benefits of Ontario's aneurysm screening initiative for residents aged 65-80, aimed at saving lives through early ...

(UPDATED) Data from the Million Veteran Program are helping to better define the “genetic architecture” behind abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), raising hopes that genetic tests might help pinpoint ...

The aorta is the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. The walls of the artery can bulge out if they become weak. When this happens in the part of the aorta that ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...