Observatory of Screening Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta During Echocardiography. National Epidemiological Survey (E2T3A)

Study of the prevalence of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) (> 3 cm) in patients with echocardiography (transthoracic or) during a specific day, with cardiologists in France.

This is a cross-sectional epidemiological investigation, assembling evidence from a routine ultrasound screening for AAA at the waning of echocardiograms performed during a specific day.

The study will be offered a list of centers selected by the Scientific Committee in the complete list of locations being in France, the subsidiary of echocardiography Echocardiography of French Society of Cardiology. These centers will be 500 in number representative of the French centers, geographically and by type of centers.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Detailed Description

Multicenter observational study collecting data from a routine ultrasound screening for AAA at the waning of echocardiograms performed during a specific day. All of the cardiologists practicing echocardiography are invited to participate in this study, each cardiologist should include echocardiography in 10 patients examined for any reason and will be considered referring cardiologist.

There will be no follow-up, the idea is to have a database with measures of abdominal aortic aneurysms and therefore.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 1412

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Thionville, France
    • Office of Cardiology Kownator

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 65 years and older (Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study proposed a list of centers selected by the Scientific Committee in the complete list of locations being in France, the subsidiary of echocardiography Echocardiography of the French Society of Cardiology. These centers number 500 are representative of the French centers, geographically and by type of centers.

This is a cross-sectional epidemiological investigation, assembling evidence from a routine ultrasound screening for AAA at the waning of echocardiograms performed during a specific day

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Any patient > 65 years,
• Have an echocardiogram, whatever the reason,
• Having agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients already operated in the aorta (AAA, PAD, stent, ...)
• Patient refusal to participate in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Echocardiography; patients with echocardiography

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of patients with AAA among those with echocardiography.	Discovery of the aneurysm of the abdominal aorta at the waning of echocardiography	1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: French Cardiology Society

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Jaussi A, Fontana P, Mueller XM. Imaging of the abdominal aorta during examination of patients referred for transthoracic echocardiography. Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1999 Jan 23;129(3):71-6.
• Kertai MD, Boersma E, Westerhout CM, van Domburg R, Klein J, Bax JJ, van Urk H, Poldermans D. Association between long-term statin use and mortality after successful abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. Am J Med. 2004 Jan 15;116(2):96-103. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.08.029.
• Roshanali F, Mandegar MH, Yousefnia MA, Mohammadi A, Baharvand B. Abdominal aorta screening during transthoracic echocardiography. Echocardiography. 2007 Aug;24(7):685-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2007.00467.x.
• Schwartz KV, Rashkow AM, Akella MS. Detection of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm During Routine Echocardiography. Echocardiography. 1996 Jan;13(1):71-74. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1996.tb00869.x.
• Seelig MH, Malouf YL, Klingler PJ, Oldenburg WA, Atkinson EJ. Clinical utility of routine screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm during echocardiography. Vasa. 2000 Nov;29(4):265-8. doi: 10.1024/0301-1526.29.4.265.
• Spittell PC, Ehrsam JE, Anderson L, Seward JB. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm during transthoracic echocardiography in a hypertensive patient population. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1997 Sep;10(7):722-7. doi: 10.1016/s0894-7317(97)70115-9.
• Aboyans V, Bataille V, Bliscaux P, Ederhy S, Filliol D, Honton B, Kurtz B, Messas E, Mohty D, Brochet E, Kownator S; investigators of the E2T3A study. Effectiveness of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm during echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 2014 Oct 1;114(7):1100-4. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.024. Epub 2014 Jul 18.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 8, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): July 11, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 13, 2019
• Last Verified: August 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Transthoracic echocardiography
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Aortic Diseases; Aneurysm; Aortic Aneurysm; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
• Other Study ID Numbers: 10 586