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Old 04-16-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by KatieG View Post
My annie was clipped 6 years ago. When my sister went to her Dr. he had an MRI done immediately. I cannot talk my brother into having one done.
My children are in their mid 20's and I was told they should have one done around 30. My grandfather died from a ruptured aneurysm. Should I encourage them to have one done?
Katie,

I'm not an expert on aneurysms by any stretch of the imagination, but I recall reading recently that there appears to be a hereditary component.

My father died of a ruptured AAA 20+ years ago, and I'm personally considering having an MRI done.

You might want to do a little research on the hereditary component. Maybe that would help you convince your brother to have the MRI.

Hope this helps.
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