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...g: UK Medical Research Council. For correspondence: Prof. S.G. Thompson, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, UK. E-mail sgt27@medschl.cam.ac.uk. ■ Commentary Consistent with previous studies =-=(1)-=-, the results of the study by Thompson and colleagues suggest that 1-time screening for AAA by ultrasound in men aged 65 to 75 years reduces AAArelated mortality. However, the magnitude of the effect ...

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...been largely endorsed in North America. Society might be interested in the resources required to achieve the small benefit. The MASS investigators concluded that screening is cost-effective over time =-=(2)-=-. Estimates based on 10-year follow-up showed an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of £7600 per lifeyear gained. The study, however, used optimistic assumptions, which may have overestimated the co...