elasticity and accumulate damage. However, aneurysms can also develop at a younger age due to genetic predisposition, connective tissue disorders (such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), or congenital vascular weakness. Lifestyle factors, especially smoking and uncontrolled hypertension, accelerate vascular damage regardless of age.
Myth 2: “If there are no symptoms, it is not dangerous.”
Fact: Many aneurysms are asymptomatic until they rupture
Science:
Small or stable aneurysms often do not compress nearby structures and therefore do not cause symptoms. However, the arterial wall at the site of the aneurysm is structurally weakened.
