Risk Factors
Factors that increase your risk of peripheral aneurysms include:
- Smoking
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Obesity
- Family history of heart disease or vascular disease
- Age - Most people who are diagnosed with these types of aneurysms are in their 60s and 70s.
- Gender - In addition, abdominal aortic aneurysms and aneurysms of the leg arteries occur more frequently in males.
