1. Prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients with high cardiovascular risk
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M.A. Cornejo Saucedo, J.M. Casas Rojo, G. Acosta Guerra, E. Rodilla Sala, J. Villanueva Martínez, F. Brun Romero, L.M. Beltrán Romero, J. Torres Macho, Daniel García-Gil, A. Torres do Rego, and G. García de Casasola-Sánchez
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Multivariate analysis ,Arterial disease ,business.industry ,Mean age ,General Medicine ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,medicine.disease ,Methods observational ,Abdominal aortic aneurysm ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Ultrasound screening ,Internal medicine ,medicine ,In patient ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Active smoking ,business - Abstract
Background To determine the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) (arterial diameter ≥30 mm), in patients with high or very high cardiovascular risk (CVR) and to evaluate their clinical features. Patients and methods Observational, cross-sectional and multicentric study conducted in Spanish Internal Medicine Services. We enrolled men with age >55 years and women >65 years who had a high or very high CVR. Results The study included 659 patients. The prevalence of AAA was 8% (53 patients). 76.9% were male with a mean age of 71 ± 8.7 years. The multivariate analysis showed an association between AAA and age (OR: 1.06; 95% CI: 1.02–1.1; P Conclusions The prevalence of AAA in patients with high CVR is high. Ultrasound screening can be performed by general practitioners. Men >65 years with elevated CVR could benefit, particularly in the presence of active smoking or peripheral arterial disease.
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- 2018