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What is the probability of a thoracic aortic aneurysm in a healthy 27 year old?
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Rare: But can be seen with some health issues such as marfan's syndrome.
Answered 7/12/2013
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Rare but rising: For men it is 16.3 per 100, 000 per year and for women it is 9.1 per 100, 000 per year. Numbers are small so you could say that an average male has a less than one hundredth of a percent chance per year of developing one. (data from journal circulation, 2006).
Answered 11/27/2017
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