An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery wall that, if left untreated, can rupture, resulting in death eight out of ten times.

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These high leukotriene levels, DeCode researchers believe, inflame artery walls, increasing the odds that arterial plaques will suddenly rupture and cause heart attacks or strokes.

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This constant low-level overproduction of leukotrienes, DeCode researchers figure, inflames artery walls, over time helping destabilize fatty deposits and making them prone to sudden rupture.

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