| AAA development |
|---|
| Risk factors |
| Tobacco use |
| Hypercholesterolemia |
| Hypertension |
| Male gender |
| Family history (male predominance) |
| AAA expansion |
| Risk factors |
| Advanced age |
| Severe cardiac disease |
| Previous stroke |
| Tobacco use |
| Cardiac or renal transplant |
| AAA rupture |
| Risk factors |
| Female gender |
| ↓FEV1 |
| Larger initial AAA diameter |
| Higher mean blood pressure |
| Current tobacco use (length of time smoking >> amount) |
| Cardiac or renal transplant |
| Critical wall stress – wall strength relationship |
AAA, Abdominal aortic aneurysm.