Small Aortic Dilation - Worried About Stability

Has anyone had a small Dilation of the aorta I found this out last summer and have to get a checked again this year it makes me nervous though if anyone has had this for the most part does it stay stable

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AngB

2y ago

I was diagnosed when I had a cat scan of my chest for covid pneumonia. In November, 2021 it was 4.3 cm. It stayed the same when the did another cat scan in March, 2022. My surgeon wants to wait until it is over 5 cm before he considers operating. I live in a rural area and have no chance of surviving a rupture. I feel like I'm a walking time bomb.

sadiesue

2y ago

It depends on your body, and how you treat it, and of course genetics, stress, etc. Mine was found incidentally and at first did not change much but mine has always steadily changed and the bigger it gets the faster it changes.

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