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*'''Close relative with aneurysm''': In those with a close relative diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm, Swedish guidelines recommend an ultrasound at around 60 years of age.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://alfresco.vgregion.se/alfresco/service/vgr/storage/node/content/6861/Aortascreening%20av%20n%C3%A4ra%20sl%C3%A4kting.pdf?a=false&guest=true|title=Aortascreening av nära släkting (Aortic screening of close relative)|website=Västra Götaland Regional Council|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>
*'''Known aneurysm''': Repeat ultrasounds should be carried out in those who have an aortic size greater than 3.0 cm.<ref name=Brown2013/> Local guidelines apply, but a general recommendation is that in those whose aorta is between 3.0 and 3.9 cm it should be every three years, if between 4.0 and 4.4 cm every two years, and if between 4.5 and 5.4 cm every year.<ref name=Brown2013>{{cite journal |vauthors=Bown MJ, Sweeting MJ, Brown LC, Powell JT, Thompson SG | title = Surveillance intervals for small abdominal aortic aneurysms: a meta-analysis | journal = JAMA | volume = 309 | issue = 8 | pages = 806–13 | date = February 2013 | pmid = 23443444 | doi = 10.1001/jama.2013.950 | url = }}</ref>
*'''Symptoms''': Typically a pulsatile abdominal mass. Symptoms of aortic aneurysm may also be unspecific, and may indicate a general '''[[ultrasound of the abdomen]]''' including the aorta, or an '''[[abdominal CT]]''' (see '''[[CT of abdominal aneurysm]]'''). ===How soon===For patients referred from primary care (family physicians), generally within 2 months in Swedish healthcare.<ref>{{NU Hospital Group]]</ref>
===Evaluation===
