Repositori URV

Identifier: TDX:1033

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX1033

Authors:
Gentille Lorente, Delicia Inés

Abstract:
The increasing incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and its mortality of 85- 90% in the event of rupture justify opting for early diagnosis and elective treatment to repair it. So, this study included 687 patients consecutively assessed by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) for any reason in a cardiology department. An AAA was detected in 28 patients (4,2%), and the risk factors associated were to current and former smoking, age, presence of femoral murmur and a largest suprarenal aorta and aortic arch dimensions . Conclusions: It is feasible and useful to complement conventional TTE with the study of the infrarenal aorta for AAA screening in patients visited at the department of cardiology. This study should be performed mainly in patients with risk factors to develop an AAA (specially if they are ³ 55 years old) and in patients with a high punctuation in the calculated risk scores of AAA