What is a thoracic aorta aneurysm, the risks and how can it be treated?

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A thoracic aortic aneurysm is the abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of this artery due to weakness in the wall of the blood vessel.

Thoracic aortic aneurysm risk factors include:

· Age. Thoracic aortic aneurysms occur most often in people age 65 and older.

· Tobacco use increase the risk

· High blood pressure

· atherosclerosis or the buildup of plaques

· Family history i.e. the genetic predisposition

· Marfan syndrome and related disorders

· Bicuspid aortic valve.

The treatment, of the thoracic aortic aneurysm, involves the CONVENTIONAL SURGERY, a procedure called open thoracic aortic aneurysm repair.

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What is a thoracic aorta aneurysm, the risks and how can it be treated?

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