A 42-year-old member asked:
What are causes of an aortic aneurysm?
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Dr. Laura Pakanswered
Vascular Surgery 30 years experience
Several things: About 5% of men over the age of 65 have abdominal aortic aneurysms. Risk factors include: increasing age, male sex, family history of aneurysm (may increase your risk 4-fold), hypertension, and history of smoking. Dissecting aneurysms can be caused by localized damage to to the artery from hypertension or trauma (deceleration or sheering-type injury) or catheter injury from an angiogram.
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Dr. ALADIN MARIANOanswered
Thoracic Surgery 51 years experience
Many: "causes" are associated problems that are thought to be the reasons. Remember, though, that association is not necessarily causation. That said, more important is what to do about presence of aneurysm. Since there is weakness in the "pipe", this needs to be evaluated whether treatment is necessary, urgent or elective, or not at all. Seeing a vascular surgeon for an opinion is needed.
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Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 24 years experience
Many: Many causes such as high cholesterol, smoking, uncontrolled BP and certain genetic causes as well as sudden deceleration injuries.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Surgical Oncology 20 years experience
Multiple factors: Smoking and certain genetic factors contribute to the development of aortic aneurysm. Maintaining a normal cholesterol and lipid profile can help reduce your risk too.
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Dr. Gholam Mohammadzadehanswered
Specializes in Vascular Surgery
Known risk factors: Certain aneurysms are caused by genetic predispositions that is caused by such conditions as marfan's syndrome. Otherwise the usual cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and smoking.
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Dr. Jonathan Ellichmananswered
Vascular Surgery 24 years experience
Congenital or acquir: There is a 10% family inheritance if you have a first degree relative with an aneurysm. There is a strong disposition between smoking and hypertension as well..
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Dr. Mario Matos-Cruzanswered
Thoracic Surgery 41 years experience
Cysticmedialnecrosis: The aorta is a living organ. Has 3 layers. Intima, media, adventitia. The aortic wall is nourished by the vasa vasorum. Arteriosclerosis creates cholesterol plaque, the vasa vasorum occlude, the media slowly dies and becomes replaced by collagenous tissue, pressure and Collagenase activity weaken wall and it dilates excessively, if not repaired claims 17, 000 americans/yr.70%infrarenal.
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Dr. David Earleanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Unknown : There are factors thought to be associated with the development of an aortic aneurysm such as genetic problems with an enzyme called elastase, other types of collagen disorders, and possibly hypertension. It is difficult, if not impossible, to detect the specific cause for most individual patients.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What could cause an aortic aneurysm to burst?
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Dr. Michael Murrayanswered
Breast Surgery 35 years experience
Ruptured aneurysm: An abdominal aneurysm can rupture for many reasons. Most common is size. As the aneurysm enlarges the wall gets weaker. We know that aneurysms over 5 cm have a higher rupture rate and those should be operated on electively. Other factors making rupture more likely would be uncontrolled high blood pressure and infection in the wall of aneiurysm.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
How are aortic aneurysms caused?
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Dr. Timothy Wuanswered
Vascular Surgery 20 years experience
Aortic Aneurysms: It is not entirely clear exactly what causes aortic aneurysms, but we know of a few risk factors, probably the most significant of which is smoking. Other risk factors include atherosclerosis and high blood pressure. There is also a hereditary component, so these can run in families. There are also genetic syndromes such as Marfan's or ehlers-danlos which are associated. See a vascular surgeon.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
What is the typical underling cause for aortic aneurysm?
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Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
Lot of things: Atherosclerosis (hardening of arteries), aging, infection (syphilis for one), traujma, some congenital problems such as marfan's or ehlers-danlos where there is inherited weakness in the artery wall, and inflamation. Hypertension can cause a "dissecting aneruysm" ( a tear in the aorta).
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A 24-year-old member asked:
Can lifting cause an aortic aneurysm to rupture?
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Dr. Khashayar Salartashanswered
Vascular Surgery 31 years experience
Yes: Lifting or any kind of strenuous exercise will increase the blood pressure. If this happens in a sudden fashion then conceivably the aneurysm can rupture. A lot depends on the size of the aneurysm as well.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
What is an aortic aneurysm?
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Dr. Francis Uricchioanswered
Cardiology 40 years experience
Large aorta: An aortic aneurysm is an aorta which is larger than it should be. This is typically due weakness of the walls of the aorta. This weakness can be secondary to degenerative change, congenital (born with it) abnormalities of the wall of the aorta, or trauma.
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