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Exercise With an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Matthew Larson

An aneurysm is a pathologic dilatation of a blood vessel due to weakening of the vessel’s wall. The abdominal aorta is a major artery, which arises directly from the heart and supplies blood to the bottom half of your body. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are usually asymptomatic until serious complications arise.

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