In-silico trials of targeted screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using linked healthcare data: A study protocol

• Liam Musto ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: lm503@le.ac.uk

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7559-0063

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• Athanasios Saratzis ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ AS, MN and EK also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3399-094X

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• Mintu Nath ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ AS, MN and EK also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Emmanuel Katsogridakis ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  ¶‡ AS, MN and EK also contributed equally to this work.

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Ann Elsworth ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Sylwia Bujkiewicz ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biostatistics Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3003-9403

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• Clark Hobson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Law, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Claire Lawson ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Susan Wallace ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Maria Gonzalez-Aguado ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Aiden Smith ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Biostatistics Research Group, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Susan Hodgson,

  Roles Data curation, Project administration, Resources, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, London, United Kingdom

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• Guiqing Lily Yao ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• José Miola ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Resources, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Law, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom

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• Matthew J. Bown

  Contributed equally to this work with: Liam Musto, Ann Elsworth, Sylwia Bujkiewicz, Clark Hobson, Claire Lawson, Susan Wallace, Maria Gonzalez-Aguado, Aiden Smith, Guiqing Lily Yao, José Miola, Matthew J. Bown

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre and BHF Centre for Research Excellence, University of Leicester, Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom

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