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Aortic aneurysm
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Aneurysms can occur anywhere along the aorta, which extends out from the heart up into the chest and down into the abdomen.
Aortic aneurysm is a localized widening or ballooning of the body's largest artery, the aorta.
Approximately 15,000 Americans die annually from complications of their aortic aneurysms.
Roughly the diameter of a garden hose, the aorta is the main pathway for oxygenated blood pumped by the heart.