Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in Sweden vs. Finland: benefits of population-wide screening
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. These changes are likely the result of AAA screening as they cannot be seen in neighbouring Finland that is lacking an AAA screening programme.
Authors
- Matti Laine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2218-3282)
- Anders Wanhainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3273-8726)
- Maarit Venermo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8814-0988)
- Reijo Sund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6268-8117)
- Kevin Mani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-5351)
- Kim Gunnarsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9247-8340)
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehae665
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.45