Aortic & peripheral vascular disease
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Sweden vs. Finland: benefits of population-wide screening
Authors' conclusion
This study reveals improvements in results of AAA repair in Sweden. A decrease in rAAA repair and increase in iAAA repair were evident after AAA screening was started in 2006 and resulted in better outcomes.
Study context
- Population
- All repairs for intact or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in Sweden and Finland, 1998–2017
- Exposure
- Sweden vs Finland
- Outcome
- Incidence and results of AAA repair
Methodological detailsnational registers, binational comparison
- National registers
- Binational comparison
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Sweden
15 927
events
Finland
6933
events
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Sweden vs. Finland: benefits of population-wide screening. Eur Heart J. Published 7 October 2024. doi:10.
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