Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Release Date: February 2005

This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Summary of Recommendation / Supporting Documents

Summary of Recommendation

• The USPSTF recommends one-time screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) by ultrasonography in men aged 65 to 75 who have ever smoked.
  Grade: B Recommendation.
• The USPSTF makes no recommendation for or against screening for AAA in men aged 65 to 75 who have never smoked.
  Grade: C Recommendation.
• The USPSTF recommends against routine screening for AAA in women.
  Grade: D Recommendation.

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Supporting Documents

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, February 2005
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 79 KB; PDF Help)
A Best-Evidence Systematic Review (PDF File, 248 KB; PDF Help)
Cost-Effectiveness Analyses of Population-Based Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 107 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Synthesis (PDF File, 322 KB; PDF Help)
Patient Brochures and Clinician Fact Sheets

Current as of February 2005

Internet Citation:

Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Topic Page. February 2005. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsaneu.htm