AAA Screening Programme (Dorset and Wiltshire) promotes Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm screening in men age 65+.
The National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme (Dorset and Wiltshire) invites all men registered with a GP for a screening in the year they turn 65. Men over 65 who have not previously been screened or treated for an AAA can request screening.
The Process will:
The result
There are three possible results from the scan:
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