Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: single centre randomised controlled trial.
Jes S Lindholt, Svend Juul, Helge Fasting,  Eskild W Henneberg

The BMJ has published a paper looking at whether screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm reduces death from the disease.

Just over 4800 men aged 65 and over in Denamrk were screened by ultrasound. Those with abdominal aneursyms over 5 cm were referred for surgical opinion and those with aortas less than 5 cm were offered annual scans.

They report that reduction in specific mortality of 66% and conclude that screen for men over 65 is worthwhile.

Read the full paper on the BMJ website:
http://bmj.com/cgi/rapidpdf/bmj.38369.620162.82v1?etoc