A 43-year-old member asked:
What is the presumed cause of most aneurysms of the abdominal aorta?
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Dr. Robert Vorhiesanswered
Vascular Surgery 27 years experience
Several theories: Most common belief is that aneurysms develop due to some inherent weakness in the artery's muscular layer due to an imbalance of collagen metabolism or genetic collagen abnormalities. The only independent risk of aneurysm growth is high blood pressure and smoking.
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Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 58 years experience
Atherosclerosis: There is increasing interest in genetic defects
syphilis rarely
marfan' syndrome and other defects of collagen
post dissection.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What are possible causes of most aneurysms of the abdominal aorta?
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Dr. J Robertsanswered
Vascular Surgery 29 years experience
4 things: Tobacco, diabetes, hypertension & hyperlipidemia... Are the primary causative factors... Genetics is a distant secondary cause...
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