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AAA: Anoutpouching at an area of weakness in the abdominal aorta involving all 3 layers of the artery wall. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of AAA is available below.
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AAA is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that AAA, or a subtype of AAA,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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