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Ascending Aortic Aneurysm / My Terrifying Story
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I am 80 yrs old retired Pediatrician who was diagnosed at Jacksonville Mayo with an ascending aortic aneurysm measuring 4.5 cm in 2013. It was an accidental finding at the time. I have been followed every year until now 10 yrs later it measures 4.9cm. They are speaking of surgery. Is the enlargement over 10 yrs conducive toward surgery or at my age the surgical risks are grater than the slow growth observed? The measurements over the years have been all over the table, one year 4.7cm the year after 4.6cm depending who reads it or measures it on ECHO
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Personally, if you can go to Mayo in Jacksonville and have a consultation with Dr. Sabrina Phillips with a CT scan with contrast, it would help answer the question on size etc. She is a congenital specialist and will use a team approach to evaluate your results etc.
I am 69.5 years old with an aorta of 5.1 cm. No growth in the last 3 years. At 5.6 cm surgery is strongly recommended. Surgeons ad pushing to do it now while I am healthy. I share this because you are under 5 cm.
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