What helps Abdominal aortic aneurysm?
Last updated September 7, 2026.
**If you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm, quitting smoking, controlling blood pressure, keeping scan appointments, and getting repair when needed help protect your health.** Your treatment depends on the aneurysm's size, how quickly it grows, your symptoms, and your overall health. A small aneurysm usually needs regular ultrasound scans to track changes. Your clinician may prescribe blood pressure or cholesterol medicine, and a vascular surgeon should assess a large, rapidly growing, or painful aneurysm. Eating nutritious foods and getting regular exercise at a level your clinician recommends support your heart and blood vessels.
What to do
- **Quit smoking:** Ask your clinician for help choosing a plan to stop smoking.
- **Keep scan appointments:** Follow your clinician's ultrasound schedule even when you feel well.
- **Manage blood pressure:** Take prescribed medicines and ask what blood pressure target is right for you.
- **Build healthy habits:** Eat nutritious foods and ask your clinician what exercise is appropriate.
- **Discuss repair:** Ask whether your aneurysm's size, growth, or symptoms call for a vascular surgeon's assessment.
- **Get emergency help:** Call 911 for sudden, severe belly or back pain, fainting, or trouble breathing.
Related questions
- Can abdominal bloating go away on its own
- Can i see what my doctor wrote about me
- How do i find out what my insurance covers
- How is abdominal aortic aneurysm treated