Risk Factors for Aortic Diseases
- Family history
- Heart disease
- Hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis)
- Uncontrolled high blood pressure (hypertension)
- Infections
- Trauma to the chest
- Cocaine
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Long periods of sitting or standing still
- Any condition that affects the heart and blood vessels, such as diabetes or high cholesterol
- Connective tissue disorders including Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome