Ascending aortic aneurysm

This thread and this group is about aortic aneurysms. Only about 10 people in 100,000 have a Thoracic aortic aneurysm. The context is about controlling blood pressure and sleep apnea in order to not exacerbate an aneurysm. Hypertension doesn't cause them nor does apnea. Primary hypertension can be controlled with medications etc. Sleep apnea can cause secondary hypertension that may come and go, often undetected. I had random blood pressure issues up until about a year before I had open heart surgery. In around October 2023 I ended up with primary hypertension. I didn't know about the apnea until Oct 2023 when I had a sleep study ordered along with an echocardiogram. The Echo found the 3.7 to 4.4 ascending aortic and root aneurysm and in May of 2024 it was 4.3 to 4.3 by the same technician. Based on re-measurement of those 2 scans and a new CT with Contrast, they were thought to be about 4.7 to 4.8 but apparently stable. Of course I had been controlling the blood pressure and apnea since Dec 23 at that point. I still have a section close to the aortic arch that is 4.4.

I am not disagreeing with you about the harmful effects of sleep apnea. I have sleep apnea and I use a cpap mask to sleep. What I am concerned about is saying sleep apnea affects aortic aneurysm, unless you can point to research that establishes the connection.

Has anyone lived with an aneurysm the size of mine without needing surgery or had the less invasive endovascular surgery done on it.
My primary care dr said surgery could be done through a vein in the leg.
I also have breast implants.
I am a mess worrying about this.

I think we've all had these same fears at some time. I've had my ascending aortic aneurysm since 2009 diagnosed as 4.6 and is still a 4.6, in the beginning, yes it was scary but as time goes by, not so much, I don't dwell on it, after all it won't change anything. I have high BP, high cholesterol and I'm an ex smoker, I'm also 77.

Thank ypu. Mine went up.1 in a year. I have another ct scan in June. I am keeping my fingers crossed. My blood pressure is about 110/84. My colesterol was really high until the cardiologist put me on crestor. Now this in the normal range. One thing I am trying to change is straining on the toilet. I have chronic constipation and I think the straining puts pressure on the aneurism.

Thank ypu. Mine went up.1 in a year. I have another ct scan in June. I am keeping my fingers crossed. My blood pressure is about 110/84. My colesterol was really high until the cardiologist put me on crestor. Now this in the normal range. One thing I am trying to change is straining on the toilet. I have chronic constipation and I think the straining puts pressure on the aneurism.