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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Risk factors
- High blood pressure (hypertension) High blood pressure — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment and prevention of hypertension.
Tests and diagnosis
- Abdominal ultrasound Abdominal ultrasound — Overview covers definition and results of this test to detect aortic aneurysm.
- MRI MRI — Overview covers definition, preparation, results of this diagnostic test.
- CT scan CT scan — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging procedure.
- Chest X-rays Chest X-rays — Overview covers definition, risks, results of this imaging test.
Causes
- Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment for hardening of the arteries.
- Nicotine dependence Nicotine dependence — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, complications, treatment of this difficult-to-break addiction.
Lifestyle and home remedies
- Exercise: 7 benefits of regular physical activity Improve your heart health, mood, stamina and more with regular physical activity.
- How meat and poultry fit in your healthy diet Cut the fat from your diet, not the meat and poultry.
- Smoking cessation: Creating a quit-smoking plan Smoking cessation — Follow this guide to help stop smoking for good.
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