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My left descending artery is 1.7 cm what do i watch for?
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5- 5.5 cm diameter: The concern is rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Serial ct scans are done every 6 months to monitor growth. At 1.7 cm the chances are it will never grow to the critical level requiring surgery. At some point you probably can decrease the frequency of the scans to yearly.
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