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Who is affected by abdominal aortic aneurysm


Who is affected by abdominal aortic aneurysm

In the general population, an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) happens in about 1 out of 100 men ages 45 to 54. But AAAs occur more often as people get older: up to 12 out of 100 men ages 75 to 84.1 Women are 2 to 5 times less likely than men to have an AAA.2

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are more likely if you have ever smoked or have a first-degree relative (parent, brother, or sister) who has had an AAA.

References

Citations

  1. Hirsch AT, et al. (2006). ACC/AHA 2005 practice guidelines for the management of patients with peripheral arterial disease (lower extremity, renal, mesenteric, and abdominal aortic): A collaborative report from the American Association for Vascular Surgery/Society for Vascular Surgery, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology, Society of Interventional Radiology, and the ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Develop Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease): Endorsed by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Society for Vascular Nursing; TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus; and Vascular Disease Foundation. Circulation, 113(11): e463–e654.

  2. Eagle KA, Armstrong WF (2007). Disease of the aorta. In DC Dale, DD Federman, eds., ACP Medicine, section 1, chap. 12. New York: WebMD.

Credits

ByHealthwise Staff
Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Specialist Medical ReviewerDavid A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery
Last RevisedJanuary 26, 2010

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