Abstract
Atypical Presentation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Highlights
Empty Line Calibri Size 12 History of present illness: An 84-year-old male with a past medical history of congestive heart failure, hypertension, nonischemic cardiomyopathy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cerebral vascular accident, chronic kidney disease, and known thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) presented to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of malaise, dyspnea on exertion, and worsening bilateral lower extremity edema
An abdominal aortic diameter greater than 3.0 cm is classically defined as an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
Risk factors associated with developing a AAA include male sex, smoking, advanced age and a positive family history.[1,2]
Summary
Michael Rohinton Mirza, MD* and Christopher Bryczkowski, MD* Correspondence should be addressed to Michael Rohinton Mirza, MD at mirzamr@njms.rutgers.edu
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