A 69-year old man is admitted to the hospital for elective repair of an AAA.His history includes hypertension for 25 years,dyslipidemia for 15 years,and smoking for 50 years.The patient's wife asks the nurse what caused her husband's aneurysm.The nurse's best response will include which following information?
A) A congenital weakness of an artery wall results in dilation of the artery after many years.
B) Aneurysms are a type of vascular disease in which atherosclerotic plaques damage the artery.
C) Chronic infections of the walls of the blood vessels are the most common cause of aneurysms.
D) If her husband did not smoke or have hypertension and dyslipidemia,he would not have an aneurysm.
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