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Newly diagnosed with 3.9cm ascending aorta
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Oct 28 3:33pm | Replies (18)Comment receiving replies
Though we are all different health wise and also have different family history, my Ascending Aorta was 4.3 two years ago. I was told to retest in two years by the Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm Surveillance team. I just went for my two year test and my Sinus of Valsalva Root was 4.0 cm and Ascending Aorta was 4.3 cm. They will continue to monitor for my Thoracic Aorta Aneurysm and I am to retest in three years with another ECG-Gated CTA of the chest. I went whew and breathed a sign of relief. No growth and I will continue at 73 to travel and walk every other day.
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Hello! That is really good news that yours remains stable at 4.3cm for the last couple years! Do you mind sharing how long you have known about yours and what size it was at discovery? I’m recently diagnosed and only 52 years old so I am just at the beginning of this lifelong surveillance period. While I feel anxious about not knowing what is to become of my situation I do suppose it’s better to know about a potential issue so I can keep an eye on it best I can. Thank you for sharing your experience and I wish you very good health!