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Aortic Aneurysm - What Increases Your Risk
The leading risk factors for an aortic aneurysm are:2
- Advanced age.
- Being male.
- High blood pressure.
- Smoking. Ninety percent of people with aneurysms have smoked.3
- Family history of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
You may be able to change or control some of the risk factors that lead to atherosclerosis, such as:
- Smoking.
- High cholesterol.
- High blood pressure.
- Obesity.
- Diabetes.
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March 13, 2006
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