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Can screening reduce the risk for mortality from abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Is screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm a cost-effective strategy?
Is screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm ethically defensible?

Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm leads to reduced mortality related to abdominal aortic aneurysm in men (Evidence Grade 1)*. The method is cost-effective (Evidence Grade 1)*.
Scientific evidence is insufficient* as regards the effects of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in women.
Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm is ethically defensible, provided that the screening programs are designed to satisfy fundamental ethical principles and that the information given in conjunction with the initial examination and followup is objective and easily understood.

http://www.inahta.org/Publications/Briefs-Checklist-Impact/2009/4029/