Background: Atherosclerotic plaques in the aortic arch are a risk factor for ischemic stroke.

研究背景：主动脉弓处动脉粥样斑块是缺血性卒中的危险因素。

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Smoking also creates a higher risk for peripheral artery disease and aortic aneurysm. It increases the risk of recurrent coronary heart disease after bypass surgery, too.

吸烟同时还极大地增加了产生外周动脉疾病和主动脉瘤的风险，以及增加经常性冠心病搭桥手术后的风险。

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A report of Brech describes a badly diseased heart, enlarged to the left with a protruding aortic knob.

布莱奇的一篇报道描述了一个病重的心脏，其左侧扩大，主动脉瘤突出。

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He remembers the case of a hockey fan who suffered a ruptured aortic aneurysm during a decisive game.

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Until a few years ago, to treat aortic aneurysms surgeons cut a patient from breastbone to pubic bone and replaced the damaged section with a synthetic tube.

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Google told him he suffered from numerous conditions he never had, including brain metastases, aortic aneurysm and a stroke.

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