An abdominal aortic aneurysm disorder (known as 'AAA') causes 1•3% of all deaths among men aged 65–85 years in developed countries. These aneurysms are typically asymptomatic until the catastrophic event of rupture. For example, abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture is the 12th leading cause of death in the United States with a rank comparable to HIV/AIDS with deaths exceeding 15,000 a year. Nearly 200,000 people in the U.S. are clinically determined to have AAA every year, and around 15,000 or 0.8% die every year from this life-threatening disorder. However, all these deaths are preventable with early detection and elective repair.
An abdominal aortic aneurysm health issue (AAA) is a disease of aging, and the prevalence is expected to increase as the population of elderly patients grows.
Age, smoking, hypertension, and other factors are strongly associated with the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).
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