**You can lower your risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm by avoiding smoking and managing blood pressure, but you cannot prevent every case.**
Your age and family history affect your risk and cannot be changed. If you smoke, quitting is the most important step you can take. Regular activity, healthy meals, and treatment for high blood pressure and cholesterol support your blood vessel health. If you are a man aged 65 to 75 who has ever smoked, ask your clinician about ultrasound screening. Screening finds an existing aneurysm so you can get appropriate monitoring or treatment.
How to lower aneurysm risk
Common questions
How can you prevent Abdominal aortic aneurysm?
You cannot prevent every abdominal aortic aneurysm, but you can lower your risk. Do not smoke, and ask for help quitting if you do. Work with your clinician to manage blood pressure and cholesterol, including taking prescribed medicines. Exercise regularly and choose vegetables, fruit, whole grains, and lean proteins. If you are a man aged 65 to 75 who has ever smoked, ask about ultrasound screening even if you feel well. Discuss screening with your clinician if a close relative has had an aneurysm. Screening detects an existing aneurysm; it does not prevent one.