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Nonetheless, the supposed prevalence may have been overestimated, so that targeted screening of high risk populations may be more effective.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) of an inpatient high-risk cohort and to estimate the co-prevalence of lower extremity arterial aneurysms.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Participants<jats:bold>:<\/jats:bold> 566 male inpatients, \u2265 65\u2009years of age, hospitalized for suspected or known cardiopulmonary disease.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Primary and secondary outcome measures: Maximal infrarenal aortic diameters using abdominal ultrasound (leading edge to leading edge method). Upon detection of an AAA (diameter\u2009\u2265\u200930\u2009mm), the lower extremity arteries were examined with regard to associated aneurysms.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In 40 of 566 patients (7.1%) AAAs were detectable. Fourteen patients (2.5%) had a first diagnosis of AAA, none of which was large (&gt;\u200955\u2009mm), the remaining 26 patients were either already diagnosed (14 patients, 2.5%) or previously repaired (12 patients, 2.1%).<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>The three most common main diagnoses at discharge were acute coronary syndrome (43.3%), congestive heart failure (32.2%), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (12%). The cohort showed a distinct cardiovascular risk profile comprising arterial hypertension (82.9%), diabetes mellitus (44.4%), and a history of smoking (57.6%).<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>In multivariate analysis, three-vessel coronary artery disease (Odds ratio (OR): 4.5, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.3\u20138.9, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009\u00a00.0001) and history of smoking (OR: 3.7, CI: 1.6\u20138.6, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009\u00a00.01) were positively associated with AAA, while diabetes mellitus (OR: 0.5, CI: 0.2\u20130.9, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0295) showed a negative association with AAA.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>Among the subjects with AAA, we found two large iliac and two large popliteal aneurysms.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Ultrasound screening in male inpatients, hospitalized for suspected or known cardiopulmonary disease, revealed a high AAA prevalence in comparison to the present epidemiological screening programs. 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