Ces radiol. 2025, 79(2):67-71 | DOI: 10.55095/CesRadiol2025/009

Population-based pilot screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Czech RepublicReview article

Martin Köcher1, Petr Utíkal2, Theodor Adla3, Ladislav Dušek4, 5, Kateřina Hejcmanová4, Karel Hejduk4, 5, Samuel Heller6, Debora Karetová6, Ondřej Májek4, 5, Jiří Moláček7, Dagmar Obšilová4, Jan Raupach8, Miloslav Roček9, Petr Šonka10, Petr Šubrt11
1 Společnost intervenční radiologie ČLS JEP, Radiologická klinika, LF UP a FN, Olomouc
2 Česká společnost kardiovaskulární chirurgie, Klinika kardiovaskulární a transplantační chirurgie FN a LF UP, Olomouc
3 Radiologická společnost ČLS JEP, Pracoviště zobrazovacích metod IKEM, Praha
4 Národní screeningové centrum, Ústav zdravotnických informací a statistiky ČR, Praha
5 Institut biostatistiky a analýz LF MU, Brno
6 Česká angiologická společnost ČLS JEP, II. interní klinika kardiologie a angiologie 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha
7 Česká společnost kardiovaskulární chirurgie, Chirurgická klinika LF UK a FN, Plzeň
8 Společnost intervenční radiologie ČLS JEP, Radiologická klinika FN a LF UK, Hradec Králové
9 Radiologická společnost ČLS JEP, Klinika zobrazovacích metod 2. LF UK a FN Motol, Praha
10 Sdružení praktických lékařů ČR, Medison s.r.o., Přeštice
11 Sdružení praktických lékařů ČR, Ordinace praktického lékaře pro dospělé, Lhota pod Libčany Korespondenční adresa:

A population-based pilot screening programme for AAA was launched in the Czech Republic on January 1, 2025. Its goal is not only early diagnosis of the disease, but also the collection of key data that will make health statistics more accurate. The target population is all men aged 65-67. Men are referred by their general practitioner for ultrasound examination to accredited ultrasound centers. With the findings, they return to the general practitioner, who will perform basic triage based on the results of the ultrasound examination. Patients with a positive finding are then dispenzarised and treated in cardiovascular centers across the Czech Republic. The pilot programme will last 5 years. This period will serve to evaluate the benefits and effectiveness of the programme.

Keywords: aneurysm, abdominal aorta, screening.

Accepted: March 10, 2025; Published: June 6, 2025  Show citation

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Köcher M, Utíkal P, Adla T, Dušek L, Hejcmanová K, Hejduk K, et al.. Population-based pilot screening programme for abdominal aortic aneurysm in the Czech Republic. Ces radiol. 2025;79(2):67-71. doi: 10.55095/CesRadiol2025/009.
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