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I’m a 69 year old female with a 4.1 ascending aortic aneurysm that was discovered while having tests after my heart attack due to high BP. my aortic stenosis was severe and I had a TAVR to repair. I asked about having the aneurysm repaired at that time and the Dr said it wasn’t big enough to repair. Now I am constantly thinking about it growing. I saw my cardiologist at one month follow up and they didn’t do any tests to check it. What is the normal protocol to monitor it and how often?
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Saw my primary and Cardio they both didn't make a big deal about it. They said it's considered small and to monitor. I asked about the schedule they said 5 years. It's too small to repair now it has to grow to at least 5.5 cm and even then they need to evaluate it. Some people never repair it because it never grows big enough.
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I am 64 YO female w/HBP. I also have a 4.1 AAA I see my GP this week and the Cardiologist next week. The Cardiologist originally found this on a catheterization in 2018. I am not sure if mine is growing or it stayed the same. However everything that I have read and researched indicated that < 4.5 is low risk of rupture and seems to grow at a slow pace. So I do not anticipate on my Cardiologist saying that I am a candidate for the repair and that we have to just monitor it. What I did find comfort in is that this is manageable with Cholesterol and BP controlled that will keep the dilation from getting larger. So that is what I am shooting for. My suggestion is to not focus so much on the AAA because there isn't a fix but to focus on what you can do keep the BP and Lipid Panel in check. Good Luck and God Bless