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Ct numbers, what do they mean ?
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jul 14 4:26pm | Replies (20)Comment receiving replies
@lewee Living a sedentary life in fear of what may never happen is very dangerous, too. I said in my initial post that my husband is being monitored by a cardiologist with annual scans. We have world class medicine, research hospitals and doctors in our area and we trust the advice given. If we didn't, we would seek out a second opinion from another cardiac specialist.
Given the current size of my husband's ascending aorta, his otherwise excellent health, risk averse lifestyle choices and no family history or prior history of aneurysms he IS NOT a candidate for surgery, he may never be. What he is focused on is living for today, managing what he is in control of, not stressing about tomorrow and following his cardiac specialists advice.
"An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." ~ Benjamin Franklin
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@mimiz hello mimi do you mind sharing what age your husband is and how large his aneurysm was when it was discovered? I am currently in the same boat monitoring one that was measured at 39mm in 2022 by echocardiogram. I've had a bunch of ct scans since (annually) and the measurements have gone from 40mm to latest measurement at 42mm in June 2026. All of my ct scans have been non gated. I'm trying to determine if I have had true growth or is this artifact blur. I will schedule an appointment with a cardiologist this fall as all of this information is just noted on my ct scans as incidental findings. Im having ct scans annually to monitor some lung nodules and that's where I am seeing these numbers regarding the ascending aorta measurements on those lung screening reports. Thanks for your reply. I hope your husband is doing well with his watchful waiting and that he is stable.