Are there other reasons a person might have a larger aorta?

I have an ascending aortic aneurism that is 4.7 and my heart doctor said not to worry till it is over 5!

There is some truth in what your doctor states. Not all experts would agree with him. Are you seeing an ascending aorta specialist?
In the meantime, be careful about lifting. Some say nothing over 20 lbs; others are more liberal - maybe 30 lbs. Keep your blood pressure controlled. Most patients are also on beta blockers.
Until they know the "speed" with which your aneurysm is growing, you would be smart to have a MRI angiogram every six months.

Hello my friend. I am 28 years old with an ascended aorta of 4.2 cm. I got tested randomly for no reason. My uncle is a heart doctor. When he told me i got really stressed. He told me he has seen many football players and weight lifters with a dialated aorta before. Hw told me to do a CT scan with contrast. I did. It showed my aorta at 4.16 cm. I askes him if i can keep lifting. He told mw i can go on with my life as if lime nothing happened. I was really stressed for a long time. I got an echo after 6 months. Still at 4.2 cm. I quit smoking tho. Now i will keep making apointments every 6 months or so to see if it keeps growing or not. But my uncle told me to forget about it and keep living

There is an eating plan called trim healthy momma. It’s a couple of sisters in Tennessee or there about. When I followed it I lost almost 75lbs. No sugar but sugar substitutes. They have some good snacks. The cream cheese and peanut butter bites with chocolate chips was my go to for sweets. I should be on it now but can’t follow it without my wife helping me cook and she doesn’t want to have to plan that much. It takes a lot of work. I should figure it out and do it on my own. I am not as heavy but still about 40 lbs from where I should be and at least 30 off from where the doctor wants me to be.

I have been having some strange beats and sensations in my chest. I know something is going on but not sure what. Sent an Apple Watch ECG to my cardiologist who said it was normal but immediately ordered a monitor for two weeks and then out of the blue my chart on line says to schedule my next echo and complete blood work up 6 months early.

My biggest problem is that I have diverticulitis which makes it so I strain hard everyday almost even with eating lots of bran and avoiding nuts and rice etc. I am a walking time bomb but enjoying each day and trying to not focus on what if. Cheers

I noticed a comment, and I cannot find it again, but someone was asking about pro venting growth of aortic aneurysms. Mentioned the calcium CT showed my aortic root dilation at 4.9. The echo cardio performed a month later measured it at 4.4.. not sure what to think about that discrepancy, although echoes are more precise than a CT. One year, my aortic route was normal this was prior to getting a pacemaker implanted to address low heart rate at 32 low averaging high 40s. Between receiving the calcium CT score and the echo I found what I’m told is one of the best aortic surgeons in the state. He shared with me that he has patience that were diagnosed with a 4.4 and it did not grow after decades however, the norm is eventually you’ll require surgery. He also put me on beta blocker indicating this would help alleviate some of the pressure on my aortic route when exercising and also regular activity. I am five 10 1/2 at 2:10 pounds avid mountain biker and weight, lifting lighter weights more wraps. He okayed me to continue to do both suggesting to make sure I am breathing correctly and avoiding heavy heavy weights. As mentioned I am 62. I’m not sure if this helps anybody but thought I would share that information. My question has to do with the pacemaker does anybody have experience or an opinion about the possibility, adding a pacemaker, keeping my heart rate at a minimum of 60 could have caused my 4.4 cm aortic root dilation?

My aortic root is 4.4 CM and both my cardiologist and a aortic specialist/surgeon indicated it was OK to lift weights no restrictions other than do not go extremely heavy, breathe, breathe correctly and control blood pressure. Sidenote, pay attention to the low number on your blood pressure has a direct correlation with aortic challenges. My blood pressure is 125/84. The 84 is the issue for me.

Great job losing all that weight. I have a 20 pound tire around my waist. I need to shed per the heart surgeon. The closer to BMI you are the better. I’m 5 ‘11 - 210-215. but 20 pounds is as good as it gets for me. I am having a hard time losing weight. I will check into it thx ML

My A1C is 5.5 but my fasting sugar the day blood was taken for testing my blood sugar was 106. I noticed recently if I eat sweets right after dinner vs before I go to bed I wake up with 95-99 blood sugar in the morning. When I eat ice cream for example at 10:00 at night then go to bed at 11:00 my sugar is 102 to 125. This is probably obvious to most people, but I’m a little dense at times. The points that were made from the thread we need to stop eating sugar all together. Thx for feedback