Abdominal aorta aneurysm screening program in Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship: early results

Introduction: The prevalence of abdominal aorta aneurysms (AAA) is estimated to be between 1.3–12.5% in men and 5.2% in women, which poses a serious public health issue. Ruptured aorta aneurysm most often causes internal bleeding and ultimately leads to death. The cause of high mortality is the asymptomatic occurrence of AAA. Usually, the first symptom is its rupture The aim of our paper is to provide a relationship between the percentage of the...