OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: Screening for @entity1028 may be useful to decrease mortality related to @entity397 . We conducted a study to assess the prevalence of @entity1028 in southern Brazil and to define risk factors associated with high prevalence of this disorder. The screening was conducted using abdominal ultrasound. Three groups were studied: Group 1 - cardiology clinic @entity1 ; Group 2 - individuals with severe @entity63 and previous coronary surgery, or important lesions on cardiac catheterism; Group 3 - individuals without @entity299 selected from the general population. All individuals were male and older than 54 years of age. The ultrasonographic diagnosis of @entity439 was based on an anteroposterior abdominal aorta diameter of 3 cm, or on an abdominal aorta diameter 0.5 cm greater than that of the supra-renal aorta. RESULTS: A total of 2.281 @entity1 were screened for @entity1028 in all groups: Group 1 - 768 individuals, Group 2 - 501 individuals, and Group 3 - 1012 individuals. The prevalence of @entity439 was 4.3%, 6.8% and 1.7%, respectively. Age and cigarette smoking were significantly associated with increased prevalence of @entity439 , as was the diagnosis of @entity3657 . DISCUSSION: We concluded that screening may be an important tool to prevent the mortality associated with @entity1028 surgery. Additionally, the cost of screening can be decreased if only individuals presenting significant risk factors, such as @entity453 , smokers and relatives of @entity439 @entity1 , are examined.

Screening for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'people'] @entity3657 :: ('MESH:D058729', 'Disease') :: ['peripheral artery disease'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic disease'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['rupture'] @entity439 :: ('MESH:D000783', 'Disease') :: ['aneurysms', 'aneurysm'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['cardiac disease'] @entity453 :: ('MESH:D003324', 'Disease') :: ['coronary and peripheral artery disease'] @entity1028 :: ('MESH:D017544', 'Disease') :: ['abdominal aortic aneurysms']
@entity1028 :: (MESH:D017544,Disease) :: ['abdominal aortic aneurysms']
