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I have a 14 mm abdominal aorta. read that 20 is normal so my aorta must have bigger risk of rupture because it's smaller? high bp worse for smaller?
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Just the opposite: Aortic aneurysms have a higher risk of rupture with increasing diameter. Generally they are treated expectantly with observation and antihypertensives if necessary until they become symptomatic (with pain or showering emboli distally), or enlarge greater than 5 cm. The two methods of fixing them are with a traditional operation or more recently, stent placement.
Answered 5/30/2015
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