What can cause aneurysms?

What can cause aneurysms? So when we talk you know in the vascular field about aneurysms we're usually referring to aortic aneurysms and probably less frequently popliteal aneurysms but as before they they can occur in multiple territories but the the most common risk factors are there are several modifiable risk factors and there are those that are non-modifiable so in terms of the modifiable risk factors, smoking is probably the number one risk factor that we can avoid with smoking cessation and then unfortunately the two other more non-modifiable risk factors are gender, so being male, and also age, so the older you get the more frequent or the greater likelihood it is of developing an aneurysm.