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5.2 ascending aortic aneurysm- waiting for surgery (?)

Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: May 31 8:29pm | Replies (41)
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@beverly48

Just be sure that you get a referral from your doctor. As an individual, you cannot make your own referral. Good luck with all that awaits you. I am at a 5.5cm now but my biggest issue is that I have post COVID lung fibrosis that makes me a very high risk for post op complications. The only bright spot in all this is that my Ascending aortic aneurysm was found on CT at 4.9 while I was hospitalized for weeks with COVID in 2019. Never smoked or been married to a smoker.

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concern | @concern | May 29 12:30pm

I just had a Coronary CT Angiogram. It showed my ascending aorta at 4.3. cm. I found out by chance because of another issue from being in the ER for something else. I'm 63, retired and have never smoked one cigarette, no history of this in my family. I have always taken pride in watching what I eat, exercising, never had a weight issue. So all the factors that are listed as probable causes l have none. My question is l would like to know the coralation between having COVID twice and now this issue with my aorta. Research does show that COVID can cause inflammation of the heart.
Does anyone have any opinions on this

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