Assess Your Risk for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Please answer all the following questions and then click “Submit” to get your personal risk assessment.

Are you a male over 55 years of age?:
Do you have diabetes?:
Do you have pre-existing heart disease?:
Do you have a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)?:
Do you have high blood pressure or take medication for high blood pressure?:
Do you have hardening of the arteries?:
Do you smoke?:
Are you more than 30 pounds overweight?:

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Doris Bryant said on December 12, 2009

I have most of these symptoms.

siegfried boelow said on December 29, 2009

yust been informed that i have enlarged aorta

David said on January 26, 2010

I was recently released for m the hospital for a bout with some chest pain. The pain was mostly ont he right side of my chest, so I was told it is not likely a heart issue. I was alos diagnosed with an enlarged Aorta 4.5CM during a CT scan. The ech cardiogram and MRI they did also confirmed this finding also showing some fluid. They did not detect and aneurysm or disectiona d said I should be ok. They want to test again in 6 months but said I do not need to worry. I have read several articles since then that contradict this. Should I worry, there is no explaination of why the fluid is there and 4.3Cm is quite a bit above the norm.

Guy Lemire, MD, FRCS (C), FACS (THOR) said on February 10, 2010

David - It appears you might have a medium-sized thoracic aneurysm which "could" be the source of your recent symptoms. A very small amount of fluid is normal in the pericardium .I recommend a second opinion with a reputable cardio-thoracic surgeon in the near future.

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