Long term smoker diagnosis not talked about enough…

Abdominal aortic aneurysm is sometimes known as AAA, or triple A. Older, long-term smokers are at especially high risk for abdominal aortic aneurysm. Many people have no symptoms and don't know they have an aortic aneurysm until it ruptures, which is often quickly fatal.

Please request your loved be scanned because in some cases there are no symptoms and once discovered maybe to late.

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm#:~:text=Abdominal%20aortic%20aneurysm%20is%20sometimes,which%20is%20often%20quickly%20fatal.

Information Resource: John Hopkins Medicine

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