Abdominal Aorta Screening During Routine Transthoracic Echocardiography in Zanzibar, Tanzania: The Zanzibar Heart Survey

Background and objectives: Abdominal aortic (AA) aneurysms (AAA) are often incidental findings and preceded by a long period of subclinical growth in diameter. Patients may present with life-threatening complications. Therefore, screening programmes for AAA in primary care are proposed in several Eu...

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Main Authors: Abukar Mohamed Ali, Khamis Mustafa Khamis, Ghirmay Andemichael, Muhiddin Abdi Mahmoud, Victor Aboyans, Sahrai Saeed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2025-05-01
Series:Global Heart
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Online Access:https://account.globalheartjournal.com/index.php/up-j-gh/article/view/1432
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