TORONTO — The Ontario government is taking action to protect more people against life-threatening abdominal aortic aneurysms, which often have no symptoms and may go undetected until rupture, by ...

Opening the invitation to be screened for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) to all 65-year-old men—and not just those deemed to be at risk—is associated with a drop in AAA-specific mortality, the first ...

In Northern Ireland, the AAA Screening Programme offers this test to men in the year they turn 65. The success of the programme, in detecting and successfully managing this condition, has been ...

What Is an AAA Screening Ultrasound? An AAA screening (or abdominal aortic aneurysm screening) is an ultrasound that looks at the main blood vessels in the abdomen. This imaging study allows your ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

A man who learned he had a potentially life-threatening condition following a routine screening appointment is now encouraging other eligible men to attend when invited. Tom Martin, from Helen's Bay, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A systematic review of past trials determined that one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm by ...