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I’m not sure about LVH, at 4.2 your aneurysm is on the small side though. The main way to reduce the possibility of growth and future surgery (you know you have it so you can plan for repair if it ever gets to a critical size and take dissection out of the picture), is to maintain a healthy BP. Hi BP is the worst enemy of an aneurysm. Maintain a healthy lifestyle, exercise and keep yourself active but avoid any exertion that makes you hold your breath or grunt while doing it (lifting heavy weights, some abs exercises, etc) BP spikes for a few seconds while doing that and that is detrimental to your aneurysm.

The first thing in my mind is to find a cardiologist who specializes in aortic diseases, he/she will measure the size more accurately (CT rather than echo) and establish a protocol for follow up to determine the rate of growth (if any) and the frequency of follow ups. He/she would also weigh in the other issues (LVH).

I had a 5.2 cm ascending aortic aneurysm repaired in 2020, get seen every year by my cardiologist for life.

Again the LVH may be more critical than your aneurysm right now so finding the right cardiologist is paramount.

You know you have the aneurysm and can monitor and plan, not everyone has that opportunity.

Wish you the best!!

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I have a 4.0cm dilated ascending aorta and currently found out that I have a high BP of 130+/85, pulse rate 63, currently on high BP medication Micardis 40mmgm, can you advice on how I can manage the condition.
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I had/have the LVH which always gets picked up by Echocardiagrams but not CT with IV contrast. I have had 4 of each the past year. I also had near laryngitis and a dry persistent cough when my mid ascending aorta was at 4.7 cm and the root at 4.8. However, it turns out I had several other things going on including congenital issues that wasn't found until I went into Mayo for a 2nd opinion on the Aneurysm. After surgery and the other things were fixed along with the root and proximal ascending aorta were repaired, the cough and hoarseness went away. Of course I still am monitoring a mid to distal ascending aortic aneurysm of 4.2 to 4.6 cm. I just had a 1 year follow-up Echo and CT Thursday at Mayo and talked to cardiologist on Friday. We will be doing more scans no farther out than 1 year. My point is don't assume that the aortic aneurysm is the only thing you have going on. Last July & Aug 2024, I had an CT with IV contrast and 3 catheter procedures that found 4 other major things.