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Abdominal aortic aneurysm: When you need this one-time test
Family history or past smoking both point to higher risk for this potentially fatal condition.
How many "lifesaving" medical tests have you been offered lately? One frequently marketed to older men is an ultrasound of the abdominal aorta, the large artery below the heart that feeds the lower body. A bulging weak spot there—an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)—could eventually rupture, and that is usually fatal.
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