Hsminc: I have exactly what you have. ATAA: 4.2, Root 4.5. That was a year & 1/2 ago. Same reactions: depressed. Have weights & downhill skiing. Go to gym 3-4 times/week. 200 lb male and just turned 89. I know, everyone thinks I'm 70's. But this disease does not care about your age, just doctors do. I think they are vague due to our litigious society. Yesterday I was curling with a 40 lb cable and took blood pressure right after. 170/79 pulse 78. No clue that would go that high. Researched & found 180/95 = an immediate medical attention if it does not drop. New target = 160/75. Don't want to depress you further, but knowledge is power. Researched in medical library disclosed that doctor's have relied on aortic diameter to determine disease severity & risk of rupture & acute dissection. Blood pressure control is done with medications. However, AWS (Aortic wall stress) has generally not been measured. This could account for younger patients with controlled blood pressure still experiencing acute Aortic Aneurysm problems.
AWS = systolic B.P. X Aorta Radius divided by Aorta Wall thickness.
So, why don't they measure stress on aorta's walls? It's difficult, no way to do that yet except on cadavers. So, like the song says, "don't worry; be happy" because even with aneurysm's open heart surgery, the success rate is 98%. You will be there for your daughter and by then, the success rate should be 100%. Good Luck!