SynthesisThe British journal of surgery2016
Meta-analysis of the current prevalence of screen-detected abdominal aortic aneurysm in women.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 103 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prehabilitation exercise therapy before elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Surgery for small asymptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysms.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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- Morphological suitability for endovascular repair, non-intervention rates, and operative mortality in women and men assessed for intact abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: systematic reviews with meta-analysis.Lancet (London, England) · 2017Pooled it
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- An Overview of the Diagnostic and Treatment Strategies for Aortic Disease.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- Burden and Trends of Aortic Aneurysms in Individuals Aged 55 and Older from 1990 to 2021: A Systematic Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.Global heart · 2026Article
- Burden of aortic aneurysm and lead exposure risk factor in adults aged 60 years and older from 1990 to 2021: a global, regional, and national analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Global, regional, and national trends in the epidemiology of aortic aneurysms among women of childbearing age, 1990-2021, with predictions through 2036.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Association of liver fibrosis with aneurysm size and mortality risk in patients undergoing open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of Aneurysm Cases Undergoing Surgery at a Tertiary Center in Iran: A 22-year Retrospective Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- A Decade-Long Retrospective Study of Factors Influencing Survival in Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Use of radiological information system data in Clinical Portal database to screen for missed abdominal aortic aneurysms.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2023Article
- Brazilian Society for Angiology and Vascular Surgery guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysm.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2023Review
- The expression and role of tenascin C in abdominal aortic aneurysm formation and progression.Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery · 2022Article
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- AAA Revisited: A Comprehensive Review of Risk Factors, Management, and Hallmarks of Pathogenesis.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Association of cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle behaviors with aortic aneurysm: A Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in genetics · 2022Article
- Ultrasound screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in high-risk women.The British journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Lipoprotein(a) levels and risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Women's Health Initiative.Journal of vascular surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough women represent an increasing proportion of those presenting with abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) rupture, the current prevalence of AAA in women is unknown. The contemporary population prevalence of screen-detected AAA in women was investigated by both age and smoking status.
methodsA systematic review was undertaken of studies screening for AAA, including over 1000 women, aged at least 60 years, done since the year 2000. Studies were identified by searching MEDLINE, Embase and CENTRAL databases until 13 January 2016. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa scoring system.
resultsEight studies were identified, including only three based on population registers. The largest studies were based on self-purchase of screening. Altogether 1 537 633 women were screened. Overall AAA prevalence rates were very heterogeneous, ranging from 0·37 to 1·53 per cent: pooled prevalence 0·74 (95 per cent c.i. 0·53 to 1·03) per cent. The pooled prevalence increased with both age (more than 1 per cent for women aged over 70 years) and smoking (more than 1 per cent for ever smokers and over 2 per cent in current smokers).
conclusionThe current population prevalence of screen-detected AAA in older women is subject to wide demographic variation. However, in ever smokers and those over 70 years of age, the prevalence is over 1 per cent.
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