Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
Topic Overview
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
recommends an ultrasound to check for abdominal
aortic aneurysms for men who are age 65 to 75 and who
have ever smoked.1
The recommendation
does not apply to women or nonsmoking men, since they are less likely to have
an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Screening is not considered beneficial in these
groups.
People who have a strong family history of aortic
aneurysms or who have
Marfan's syndrome,
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, or another condition that puts
them at risk may benefit from screening. The American Heart Association
suggests that screening may benefit men who are at least 60 years old and have
a first-degree relative (for example, father or brother) who has had an
aneurysm.2
For more information, see the
topic Aortic Aneurysm.
References
Citations
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2005).
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Recommendation Statement (AHRQ Publication No. 05–0569-A). Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. Also available online:
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsaneu.htm.
- Hirsch AT, et al. (2006). ACC/AHA 2005 practice
guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease
(lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): A collaborative
report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular
Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for
Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the
ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop
Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease):
Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular
Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease
Foundation. Circulation, 113(11): e463–e654.
Credits
| By | Healthwise Staff |
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| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
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| Specialist Medical Reviewer | David A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery |
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| Last Revised | January 26, 2010 |
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Last Revised:
January 26, 2010
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (2005).
Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Recommendation Statement (AHRQ Publication No. 05–0569-A). Rockville, MD: Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality. Also available online:
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsaneu.htm.
Hirsch AT, et al. (2006). ACC/AHA 2005 practice
guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease
(lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): A collaborative
report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular
Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for
Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the
ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop
Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease):
Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary
Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular
Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease
Foundation. Circulation, 113(11): e463–e654.
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