Strength of Evidence:
4 out of 4
Year Published:
2014
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening in Women
Description of Resource:
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against routine screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm in women who have never smoked. This is a D recommendation, which means the USPSTF recommends against the service. There is moderate or high certainty that the service has no net benefit or that the harms outweigh the benefits.
Developed By:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Developer Type:
Federal Government
Healthy People 2020 Topic Area(s):
Heart Disease and Stroke
Healthy People 2020 Objectives:
Resource Type:
Citation:
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening recommendation statement [Internet]. 2014 Jun [cited 2015 Sep 9]. Available from: http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening
