Sentences with phrase «early abdominal aortic aneurysm»

The next stage is offering men over 65 a simple ultrasound test to detect early abdominal aortic aneurysm, or Triple A - the weakening of the main artery from heart to abdomen which kills over 3000 men a year — eventually saving more than 1600 lives each year.

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Points to novel pathway for drug discovery, will be incorporated into tests to improve screening and early detection of abdominal aortic aneurysm, heart attack and PAD Reykjavik, ICELAND, 11 July 2010 — Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from the...