2007-05-09 05:29:53 · 5 answers · asked by pam h 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
It's usually caused by
1) Hardening of the vessel wall (atherosclerosis) which is associated with high cholesterol.
2) Genetics. Inherited conditions like Marfan's syndrome where the vessel walls are weakened.
3) Age. The older you become the less elastic the aortic wall is.
4) Bad injuries - like steering wheel hitting the chest or abdomen in a car accident.
5) Syphilis
2007-05-09 07:00:40 · answer #1 · answered by Kate_DK 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The aorta is the tube that carries blood down to the bottom half of your body. It is the largest blood vessel in your body. Pretend the aorta is a water pipe. Some people are born with weak pipes. (They have inherited it from their parents or grandparents.) Other people have very high blood pressure. Either way, the force of the blood going through the pipe causes the walls of the pipe to bulge out. Sometimes it can bulge out so far that it will pop. Usually, if it ever gets to that point, the person dies, because they are rarely in the hospital right when it happens, and they hemorrage (or bleed to death).
2007-05-09 12:36:56 · answer #2 · answered by dana_osmundson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dr says smoking, high cholesterol i had 75 % blockage in mine it caused me alot of pain in both my legs i could hardly walk very far because it is the main artery that pumps blood to my legs, i had a stent put in in 2005 and it has opened my artery up and i can walk again with no problems.Its aortic artery. I had 2 cat scans done to determine what was wrong and that is when they found the blockage. I have Great Dr's and go to the best Cariovascular center in the US. I just had 2 more cat scans done to see if i had anymore blockage anywhere else., because it has been 2 years since i had any test done and i was due for more test.
2007-05-09 12:39:11 · answer #3 · answered by Mary O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aortic?
An aneurysm of the aorta would be a failure of the wall of the vessel itself. It tears. This is what happened to the actor John Ritter. If they reach you in time, repair is possible.
I don't think you "get" it, but it just happens.
2007-05-09 12:34:48 · answer #4 · answered by CarlisleGirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
generally, you are born with an aneurysm, it just gets weaker over time until it ruptures.
2007-05-09 12:34:24 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋