You need a cardiologist that specializes in these things. General cardiologists often blow things off because they often know less than people that have gone through this. I found that out the hard way between Dec 2023 through Jul 2024. I fired the local cardiologist and group in Tallahassee and went to Mayo in Jacksonville. The Tallahassee cardiologist said my LAD was fine. It was not. He blew off a 4.3 ascending aorta and 4.4 root that was actually 4.8 to 4.8. Plus, there were 2 serious congenital issues that he missed. I had 3 catheter procedures and open heart surgery at Mayo between July 22 and Sep 10, 2024. The surgery was over 14 hours. It isn't always just about the dilation/aneurysm.