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  • SOC2: Who are the important others that may be affected, in addition to the individual participating in the Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screening Program ?
Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screening
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Who are the important others that may be affected, in addition to the individual participating in the Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screening Program ?

Authors: Lotte Groth Jensen, Claus Loevschall, Anne Lee

Internal reviewers: Felix Gurtner, Allessandra Lo Scalzo

AAA screening may affect first-degree relatives by indicating that they may have an increased risk of AAA. In an article drawing on six studies with a total participation of 196 male first-degree relatives and 225 female first-degree relatives it was estimated that the prevalence of AAA is 24% among men and 5% among women. The cause is unknown and might include genetic as well as familial environmental factors {3}.

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Jensen L et al. Result Card SOC2 In: Jensen L et al. Social aspects In: Jefferson T, Vicari N, Frønsdal K [eds.]. Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screening [Core HTA], Agenzia nationale per i servizi sanitari regionali (age.na.s), Italy; 2013. [cited 28 May 2023]. Available from: http://corehta.info/ViewCover.aspx?id=106

References

3. Collin J. The Oxford Screening Program for aortic aneurysm and screening first-order male siblings of probands with abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann N YAcad Sci. 1996;800:36-43.