New figures from Public Health England’s NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Programme show that 487 men received potentially lifesaving surgery during 2013/14.
Around 1 in every 70 men, aged 65 years in England, has an AAA. If left untreated it can rupture and eight out of every 10 people with a ruptured AAA die before they reach hospital or don’t survive. This is the first time figures from the screening programme have been published since the completion of its national rollout across England in April 2013. Now, all men aged 65 are invited to be screened and those over the age of 65 can self-refer via their GP.
