title: Ask the doctor.  I am a 71-year-old man with high blood pressure, and I smoked for many years.  Should I be tested for an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
authors.forename: Deepak L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000150:complications*