European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery : the official journal of the European Society for Vascular Surgery
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Jul 2000
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialPsychological consequences of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm and conservative treatment of small abdominal aortic aneurysms.
To describe the potential psychological consequences of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). ⋯ The offer of screening causes transient psychological stress in subjects found not to have AAA. However, diagnosis of an AAA seems to impair QL permanently and progressively in conservatively treated cases. This impairment seems reversible by operation. Nevertheless, the impairment seems considerable, and must be considered in the management of AAA and in the final evaluation of screening for AAA.