What are the risk factors for ascending aortic aneurysm?

What are the risk factors for ascending aortic aneurysm?

The following factors make you more likely to develop an ATAA:

• Being a man over 60 or a woman over 70.
• Having a family history of aortic aneurysms.
• Having a bicuspid aortic valve or connective tissue disorder.
• Heart disease.
• High blood pressure.
• Smoking.