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Ascending Aortic Dilation - Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: May 21 3:32am | Replies (261)Comment receiving replies
When I was diagnosed I was told the standard was 5cm for an aneurysm. Mine was 4 and a year later while waiting for an annual check up (2 months overdue) I had an emergency aortic dissection - I was life flighted to Mayo. My aneurysm measured 4.5. I had no symptoms, no other conditions, no heart problems, no medications if any kind. I would be careful about any number you are given. Make sure you are monitored!! And closely.
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Of course that I am monitoring. My doctor told me at Beth Israel MRI every two years
Also for my other operation aortic every year MRI
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I believe that the reason that the "bar" was reduced to 5.0 was that 60 percent of patients whose aneurysms tore or burst were less than 5.0 cm.
You are right about the need to be monitored closely. Also life style issues need to be adhered to.
My husband (unbeknownst to us) had an aneurysm in 2007 that measured at 4.3 cm. In January 2021, we learned about his aneurysm, which measured 4.8cm. In October 2022, it still measured 4.8 cm. We had returned to Mayo(1400 miles one way) three times during 2021 just to make sure it was stable.