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Can someone please answer this question. I went to a new cardiologist today. I explained my situation with ascending my aorta. He also had all the tests that showed my ascending aorta was 4.5 cm. He said that there was nothing to worry about at this point. He wants me to do a echocardiogram and nuclear stress test. Has anyone
ever heard of this. Do you think it would be safe for me to do this. Not sure what do. It's either do or find another cardiologist.
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I would find a second opinion from a cardiologist that specializes in aortic aneurysms etc. Most cardiologists are generalists. The echo will be good non invasive test with no radiation to measure the aneurysm. They are best if the same tech etc. does them each time. Keep in mind that they aren't going to show any issues with the LAD or RCA. The stress test can be helpful, but not the end all. The fact that he said not to worry about it concerns me. I had a cardiologist like that nearly get me killed last year.
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I think that's pretty standard. I had a CAC scan that showed a very high CAC score and a 4.5 cm aneurysm. I saw a couple of good cardiologists (long story) and they both gave me a stress test knowing about the aneurysm.