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An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of the aorta. The aorta begins deep in the heart as it emerges from the powerful left ventricle, gently arching over the heart, descending into the chest, and finally into the abdomen. Some aortic aneurysms can be harmless; others can lead to catastrophic problems. I invite you to follow this group and connect with others, share experiences, exchange useful information, and learn about aortic aneurysms.
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My name is Mark. I have had a 4.7cm ascending thoracic aortic anuerism since 2016. I am 63 years old and I recently had afib issues which resulted in having an ablation on 5/13/26. Since the surgery I have been having anxiety and it has raised my BP into the 140/80 to 155/89 range. These readings are almost always during my morning readings. I work out 6 days a week and I have been trying to keep my BP in a good range. I take 25mg losartin twice a day. My blood pressure is usually in the good range other than the morning readings. I wake up sometimes very early in the morning because of headaches only to find my BP is high. Does anyone have similar issues?
Mine was 4.9cm. The hospital in California said it wasn't big enough to operate. So I asked Cleveland Clinic if they would do it so I could return to my active lifestyle. They said yes and scheduled me based on paper records only. When the Cali one heard about that, they scheduled me 5 days later. Magically the records were changed! That was much more convenient at the time, although if I had to do it again I would go to Mayo in Rochester or Cleveland Clinic. I am not saying to bypass your doctor's advice. But after presenting a couple of articles from the surgery inventor, Tirone David MD, with 81% having a better complication/survival rate 15 years later if caught at 4.5 to 4.9 (worse the larger it got) I was very persuasive. Good luck with your recovery! Wishing you the best. AI can pull those links up, Mayo won't let me post them here.
@mark5284 I struggled with the right combination of BP pills for awhile. Doctors were conflicted on the right ones to use. Eventually they got the right combination, but the first doctor was not the one that came up with it. Good luck! Don't give up the search.