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About your Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm test Easy Read - Community Health

Last updated: 16/03/2026
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What we do

This is an Easy Read leaflet. The words are easy to read and understand. Difficult words are in bold the first time they are used.

This leaflet is about a health test for men. The test checks your aorta is healthy. Your aorta is a tube that carries blood around your body. This leaflet tells you about going for an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm scan. It is called an AAA scan. You are more likely to have an AAA if you are
a man aged 65 or older.

This leaflet is available in Welsh.

Who do we support

Men aged 65 will be sent a letter to have an AAA scan.

Men over the age of 65 can ask for an AAA scan.

This service is for people of all ages.

Is there a charge to use this service?

No

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can use this resource

Where do we provide our service?

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

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We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

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Find more well-being information at www.dewis.wales

We will take reasonable steps to ensure the information within the website is as accurate as possible. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this information. The contributors themselves maintain their own information and they welcome feedback about the accuracy of the information they provide. Those accessing it are advised to take reasonable steps to consider its content before acting upon it. This could include seeking professional or specialist advice before taking, or refraining from, any action on the basis of the information within our website.

Please note that the results found when searching in English or Welsh on the English and Welsh sides of the website (www.dewis.wales or www.dewis.cymru) will sometimes differ. Providers can (subject to rules around language standards that apply to some provision) choose to enter their information in English only, in Welsh only, or bilingually. Whilst we try to use the technology within the site to limit the impact of their choice, both terminology and the structure of the languages mean that differences in the results produced is sometimes inevitable.

We assume no responsibility for the content of websites linked on our site. Such links are provided for your information only and should not be interpreted as endorsement by us of those linked websites. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources. We reserve the right to reject or remove links to any website if we find the site content inappropriate.

For more information please refer to the full terms and conditions.