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Does smoking cessation reduce the lifetime risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm in middle-aged smokers?
Does smoking cessation reduce the lifetime risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm in middle-aged smokers?
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Smoking cessation reduces the substantial lifetime risk of developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm among middle-aged smokers.
At least 1 in 9 middle-aged current smokers developed AAA in their lifetime. Smoking cessation reduced the lifetime risk of AAA.
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