Clinical trial NCT01390740: Observatory of Screening Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta During Echocardiography. National Epidemiological Survey
Official title: Observatory of Screening Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta During Echocardiography. National Epidemiological Survey
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Keywords: Transthoracic echocardiography
Lead sponsor: French Cardiology Society
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2011-07-11
Enrollment: 1412
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study proposed a list of centers selected by the Scientific Committee in the complete list of locations being in France, the subsidiary of echocardiography Echocardiography of the French Society of Cardiology. These centers number 500 are representative of the French centers, geographically and by type of centers.

This is a cross-sectional epidemiological investigation, assembling evidence from a routine ultrasound screening for AAA at the waning of echocardiograms performed during a specific day

Brief summary: Study of the prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) (\> 3 cm) in patients with echocardiography (transthoracic or) during a specific day, with cardiologists in France.

This is a cross-sectional epidemiological investigation, assembling evidence from a routine ultrasound screening for AAA at the waning of echocardiograms performed during a specific day.

The study will be offered a list of centers selected by the Scientific Committee in the complete list of locations being in France, the subsidiary of echocardiography Echocardiography of French Society of Cardiology. These centers will be 500 in number representative of the French centers, geographically and by type of centers.

Detailed description: Multicenter observational study collecting data from a routine ultrasound screening for AAA at the waning of echocardiograms performed during a specific day. All of the cardiologists practicing echocardiography are invited to participate in this study, each cardiologist should include echocardiography in 10 patients examined for any reason and will be considered referring cardiologist.

There will be no follow-up, the idea is to have a database with measures of abdominal aortic aneurysms and therefore.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Any patient \> 65 years,
* Have an echocardiogram, whatever the reason,
* Having agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients already operated in the aorta (AAA, PAD, stent, ...)
* Patient refusal to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of patients with AAA among those with echocardiography.
timeFrame: 1 day
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Thionville
country: France
facility: Office of Cardiology Kownator
Study officials:
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