Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors WisdomCard™

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  1. Healthwise (via WebMD): Aortic Aneurysm - What Increases Your Risk webmd.com - Aortic Aneurysm - What Increases Your Risk
  2. MedicineNet: Who Is Most Likely To Have An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? medicinenet.com - Who Is Most Likely To Have An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?
  3. A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Causes (Risk Factors) nlm.nih.gov - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - Causes (Risk Factors)
  4. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors - Who Is At Risk for An Aneurysm? nhlbi.nih.gov - Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors - Who Is At Risk for An Aneurysm?
  5. HealthCentral: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - What Are the Risk Factors for AAA? healthcentral.com - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - What Are the Risk Factors for AAA?
  6. Vascular Disease Foundation: Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm vdf.org - Risk Factors for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  7. Brigham and Women's Hospital: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors brighamandwomens.org - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms - Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors
  8. Stanford Hospital & Clinics: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - What Causes An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm To Form? (Risk Factors) stanfordhospital.org - Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - What Causes An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm To Form? (Risk Factors)
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Research Notes on Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors


Various factors may increase the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Known risk factors include advanced age, being male, high blood pressure, smoking, alcohol use, and a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysms.1 High cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, arteritis, arteriosclerosis, genetic diseases of connective tissue, and mycotic infection are also possible risk factors for an abdominal aortic aneurysm.2

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  • Trauma to the arteries can increase the risk of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.3
  • About eighty percent of aortic aneurysms may be connected to arteriosclerosis.2
  • An abdominal aortic aneurysm affects about five percent of the men over sixty years of age.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ Healthwise (via WebMD): Aortic Aneurysm - What Increases Your Risk
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 MedicineNet: Who Is Most Likely To Have An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?
  3. ↑ National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Aortic Aneurysm Risk Factors - Who Is At Risk for An Aneurysm?

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