It is estimated that the program could halve the mortality rate due to AAA and save between 100 and 200 lives each year.
When men reach the age of 65, they should be offered an ultrasound examination, it is suggested, according to the memo.
According to Gunnar Gislason, professor and head of research at the Danish Heart Association, it is “extremely positive”.
– It is a disease that is difficult to spot, and when it is discovered, it is often too late with a very high mortality as a result, he says to the newspaper.
– It will be possible to prevent unnecessary deaths with a relatively small effort as a screening program.
According to Berlingske, the ultrasound examination measures the diameter of the main artery so that it can be intervened in time.
This is in the case of the presence of an aneurysm – an enlarged or inflated artery – of a certain size due to high blood pressure and atherosclerosis.
Source: The Nordic Page