Abdominal aortic aneurysm causes

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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.

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