Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)
Past Screening Statistics

Date Location Screening
Type		 Eligible No.
Screened		 Abnormal Results Aortas with Dilation
09/15/01 Blue Cross - Baton Rouge, LA    *1 Standard 83 0  
11/17/01 Ascension Hospital - Gonzales, LA Standard 170 3 1 Female; 2 Males
03/09/02 Baton Rouge Clinic - Baton Rouge, LA Standard 137 6 6 Males
05/25/02 Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Baton Rouge, LA		 Standard 145 4 1 Female; 3 Males
09/07/02 Baton Rouge General Medical Center
Baton Rouge, LA		 Standard 200 5 2 Females; 3 Males
12/07/02 Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Baton Rouge, LA		 Standard 240 7 1 White Female; 6 White Males
02/15/03 Ascension Hospital - Gonzales, LA Standard 235 0  *2
02/15/03 Healing Place Church - Baton Rouge, LA Health Fair 30 1 1 White Female
04/05/03 Health Fest 2003 - Plaquemine, LA *1 Health Fair 90 3 2 White Females; 1 Black Male
05/31/03 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
    Activity Center - Baton Rouge, LA		 Standard 236 14 2 White Females; 12 Males (11 White/1 Hispanic)
09/20/03 Dixon Medical Center - Denham Spring, LA Standard 225 17 1 White Female; 16 Males (15 White/1 Hispanic)
10/18/03 Lake After Hours - Drusilla - Baton Rouge, LA Standard 123 3 3 White Males
11/15/03 River West Medical Center - Plaquemine, LA Standard 67 1 1 Black Male    *3
02/14/04 Healing Place Church - Baton Rouge, LA Health Fair 24 0 0
03/06/04 Health Fest 2004 - Plaquemine, LA   Health Fair 60 3 2 Females (1 Black/1 White); 1 White Male
03/13/04 North Oaks Medical Center - Hammond, LA Standard 206 5 5 White Males      *4
03/27/04 Lake After Hours - Drusilla - Baton Rouge, LA Standard 160 3 3 White Males
05/22/04 Sacred Heart Medical Center - Pensacola, FL Standard 161 3 3 White Males
07/15/04 Louisiana CVT Institute - Alexandria, LA Standard 201 7 7 White Males  *5
08/28/04 LSU Health Sciences Mid-City Clinic -
Baton Rouge, LA		 Standard 103 4 1 White Female; 3 White Males 
11/06/04 LSU Lions Clinic - New Orleans, LA Standard 170 1 1 Black Male *6
02/26/05 LSU/HSC Bogalusa Medical Center Standard 101 3 1 White Female; 2 White Males
03/05/05 Health Fest 2005 - Plaquemine, LA Health Fair 34 4 2 Black Females; 1 White Female; 1 Black Male
04/16/05 LSU Lions Clinic - New Orleans, LA Standard 87 2 2 White Males
05/21/05 Sacred Heart Medical Center - Pensacola, FL Standard 161 6 1 White Female; 5 White Males 
07/09/05 LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, LA Standard 256 15 4 White Females; 10 White Males; 1 Black Male *7
07/23/05 LSU - University Medical Center - Lafayette, LA Standard 145 1 White Male *8
11/12/05 St. Elizabeth Hospital - Gonzales, LA Standard 123 5 White Males *8 *9
04/01/06 Health Fest 2006 - Plaquemine, LA Health Fair 85 2 1 White Male; 1 Black Male
06/03/06 Livingston Parish Health Unit - Livingston, LA Rural - 2 Units 55 1 1 White Male
06/24/06 LSU Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, LA Standard 171 4 1 White Female; 3 White Males
07/17/06 Louisiana CVT Institute - Alexandria, LA Standard 243 7 7 White Males *10
10/17/06 Baton Rouge Clinic - Baton Rouge, LA Standard 265 9 8 White Males; 1 Black Male 
12/02/06 Christus St. Patrick Hospital - Lake Charles, LA Standard 135 8 6 White Males; 2 White Females *11
01/27/07 Our Lady of the Lake RMC - Baton Rouge, LA Standard 208 8 White Males *10
03/31/07 Health Fest 2007 Health Fair 25 0 0
04/28/07 LSU - Baptist Medical Plaza - New Orleans, LA Standard 130 7 3 White Males; 1 Black Male; 2 Black Females; 1 White Female
06/16/07 St. Frances Community Health Center - Standard 269 16 13 White Males;  3 White Female *12
      Monroe, LA      
10/27/07 Cardiovascular Institute of the South - Houma, LA Standard 205 13 11 White Males;1 Black Male; 1 White Female *13
03/15/08 CHRISTUS Schumpert Health System - Standard 243 6 5 White Males; 1 White Female *14
      Shreveport, LA        
06/28/08 Heart & Vascular Center - Lake Charles, LA Standard 240 5 4 White Males; 1 Black Male
09/06/08 Heart & Vascular Center - Lake Charles, LA Standard 218 2 1 White Males; 1 White Female
10/18/08 Baton Rouge Cardiology Ctr - Baton Rouge, LA Standard 185 3 3 White Males *10 *15
12/06/08 LSU - Baptist Medical Plaza - New Orleans, LA Standard 96 4 4 White Males; *10 3 males
03/28/09 Southwest Medical Center - Lafayette, LA Standard 130 5 3 White Males; 1 White Females; 1 Hispanic Male *16
05/16/09 LSU - Baptist Medical Plaza - New Orleans, LA Standard 261 7 3 White Males; 3 White Females; 2 Black Females; 1 Black Male *17
06/16/09 Louisiana State Capitol - Baton Rouge, LA Health Fair 43 0 0
09/19/09 Lane Regional Medical Center - Zachary, LA Standard 158 2 2 White Males *8
12/10/09 Louisiana CVT Institute - Alexandria, LA Standard 156 7 5 White Males; 1 Hispanic Males
02/13/10 Glenwood Regional Medical Center - W. Monroe, LA Standard 231 2 2 White Males  *8
03/27/10 Slidell Memorial Hospital - Slidell, LA Standard 158 2 1 White Male; 1 White Female *8
05/22/10 Regional Medical Center of Acadiana - Lafayette, LA Standard 154 3 1 White Males; 2 White Males *19
09/11/10     Glenwood Medical Mall - W. Monroe, LA          Standard 250 2 2 White Males
10/30/10     Lamar Dixon Expo - (St. Elizabeth Hospital) Gonzales, LA          Health Fair 101 1 1 White Male
09/24/11 Regional Medical Center of Acadiana - Lafayette, LA Standard 176 8 2 White Males; 1 Black Male *13
01/28/12 Cardiovascular Institute of the South - Houma, LA Standard 121 2 2 White Males *20
           
      8,685    
  Known AAA excluded   -15    
  Total Discoveries     262      41 Females/221 Males
  Total Eligible Participants Screened   8,670    
  Percentage of Discoveries   3.00%    

 

*1 Approximate number
*2 Black male discovered with Iliac aneurysm at rupture stage; survived abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture 8 years prior - not in Aortas with Dilation column
*3 White female had possible aortic dissection - not in above Aortas with Dilation column
*4 White male with mass adjacent to aorta - not in above Aortas with Dilation column
*5 White male with AAA repair 20 years earlier - Not in Follow-Up - Included in above Aortas with Dilation column
*6 1 known AAA discovered at screening - white female; 2 known AAA discovered in follow-up call after screening - both white males
*7 Females:  3 White - AAA, 1 White - dilation < 3.0 cm    Males: 5 White - AAA, 1 Black - AAA, 2 White - Iliac aneurysm, 3 White - dilation < 3.0 cm
*8 1 Dilation < 3.0 cm
*9 White male with AAA repair many years earlier - Not in Follow-up - Included in above Aortas with Dilation column.  2005 Follow-up revealed 4.+ cm thoracic aneurysm
*10 3 Dilations < 3.0 cm
*11 4 Dilations < 3.0 cm
*12 3 Dilations < 3.0 cm  - 2 White Males; 1 White Female
*13 5 Dilations < 3.0 cm  - 5 White Males
*14 1 Dilations < 3.0 cm  - White Male
*15 2 Iliac dilations - all White Males - not in Aortas with Dilation column
*16 2 Dilations < 3.0 cm - 1 White Female, 1 Hispanic Male
*17 2 Dilations < 3.0 cm - 1 White Male, 1 White Female; 1 White female with abdominal mass - not included in above Aortas with Dilations column.
*18 5 Dilations < 3.0 cm - 3 White Males; 1 Hispanic Male; 1 White Female; 1 White Female with mass adjacent to aorta - not included in above Aortas with Dilations column
*19 Dilation < 3.0 cm 
*20 Dilation < 3.0 cm ; 1 Dilation > 3.0cm

 

 

 

 

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