Even if your aneurysm is on the ascending or abdominal that measurement should not be concerning. Just make sure your cardiologist follows up with either ECHO or CTC yearly. The concerning values are 5.0 cm or more. Not to worry

@gims:
Its always concerning, but you did not say if it is an ascending or descending, thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysm. If its descending either thoracic or abdominal, not a peace of cake but minimally invasive. If its a ascending aortic aneurysm, less than a peace of cake. I have two ascending aortic aneurysms but take comfort in the statistics that only 1 percent of the ops are not successful. 99 to 1 odds, I''ll take those odds.
I hope this eases the concern.

I am a 77year old woman with an aortic aneurysm that was found in 2005 (3.5 cm). I’ve been followed for 20 years and in 2023 it measured 4.2. I’m going for a CT in August for another measurement. I saw my cardiologist this week and he said we don’t talk about surgery until it gets to 5. It’s still very daunting just knowing it’s there!