Tag: USPSTF
Engaging with primary care providers ‘critically important’ to improving AAA screening
Matthew Mell, MD, has spent a lot of time looking into issues around screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs). The problem, says the chief...
Prediabetes screening: ‘Target of reducing disparities should be geared towards advocacy’
On Aug. 24, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) published the newly updated recommendations regarding screening for prediabetes and type-2 diabetes mellitus.1,2...
USPSTF reaffirms 2014 recommendation against screening for asymptomatic carotid stenosis
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has recommended against screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population—a reaffirmation of...
Study of patients undergoing AAA repair suggests screening guidelines may be...
A retrospective study analyzing approximately 55,000 patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair suggests current screening guidelines may be inadequate in detecting a significant...
Family history risk of AAA ‘increases incrementally’ based on degree of...
There is an incremental increase in the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) among those with a family history of the disorder based...
Updated USPSTF recommendations on screening for AAAs remain faithful to 2014...
Updated recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) remain consistent with the 2014 guidance while incorporating new evidence.
The United States Preventive Services Task...
Latest edition of USPSTF guidance produces essential reiteration, continuing to leave...
The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently released an update to their 2014 abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening recommendations. The update is...