In the general population, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) happen in about 1 in 100 men ages 45 to 54. But they occur more often as people get older: up to 12 in 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 a first-degree relative (parent, brother, or sister) who has had an AAA.
References
Citations
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.
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
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | David A. Szalay, MD - Vascular Surgery |
| Last Updated | March 7, 2008 |
