CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

Answer- C - Hypertension, diabetes and pheochromocytoma patients are at high risk of developing aneurysms. Factors that put individuals at high risk for aneurysms that cannot always be prevented or controlled include family history of aneurysms, hypertension or high cholesterol, natural aging, and diabetes. Secondary types of hypertension that could put an individual at high risk for aneurysms include renal disease, pheochromocytoma, Cushing syndrome, thyroid or pituitary dysfunction, and/or pregnancy.