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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Common contributors to the pathophysiology of abdominal aortic aneurysm include atherosclerosis, hypertension and smoking.
Causes
Common Causes
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | Atherosclerosis, aortic dissection, bicuspid aortic valve, chronic aortic dissection, cystic medial necrosis, giant cell arteritis, hypertension, Idiopathic aortitis, penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer, vasculitis, thromboembolism, Takayasu's arteritis, vasculitis |
| Chemical / poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | No underlying causes |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | Marfan syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | Post- surgery |
| Infectious Disease | Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Mycotic aneurysms from Salmonella, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, fungi |
| Musculoskeletal / Ortho | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional / Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Opthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose / Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal / Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheum / Immune / Allergy | Behcet's syndrome, Cogan syndrome, Spondyloarthropathies |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | No underlying causes |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Dental | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | Aging, smoking |