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@hercules

Hi there I’m glad to hear that your husbands aneurysm was caught and that it has not grown. Can you clarify the size his was on discovery? You mention 4.3 cm but then said that it is currently 4.8 cm? I guess he will continued to just be monitored annually? I wonder if they ever reach a point where they will stop monitoring? I just discovered I have a 3.9 cm ascending aorta on a ct scan for something else a few weeks ago. I just turned 52 years old. A couple things that have me wondering what mine is doing is 1. In 2022 I had a coronary calcium score ct scan and that report said “no aneurysm” 2. Two months later still 2022, I had an echocardiogram that said ascending aorta 3.74 cm. Cardiologist didn’t even mention it I only read that on the written report. So currently im trying to come to grips that watching and worrying about this thing is in my future now and also trying to figure out how long this has been present, and is it stable or growing. Thank you and wishing you and your husband good health!

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My husband’s aneurysm was 4.3 in 2007 - he was 61 yrs old.
In January 2021, his long time Mayo cardiologist retired and the new one ordered an echo. They saw a 4.8 aneurysm on the echo and CT angiogram.
It has remained stable/unchanged - last CT angio was May 2024.
My husband had never been afraid of hard physical work - lifting ungodly heavy stuff around tbe house, boat, etc.. He doesn’t do that anymore!
His first cousin (same age, healthy) also had an undiagnosed ascending aortic aneurysm which dissected. His cousin now has a descending aortic aneurysm and an abdominal one too. The cousin’s father died of something that ruptured in his chest!?!? My husband’s mother had giant cell arteritis, which is related.
Hope this is helpful!