Sudden change in aortic diameter
I (25M) have an aortic aneurysm caused by a bicuspid aortic valve. For the past 4 or so years I’ve been having it checked yearly through CT or echocardiogram. It had been staying at 4.3 cm ascending aorta and 3.9 cm aortic root since I started getting tests done. This year I just got my echo results back and am suddenly at 4.8 and 4.5 cm on my measurements. I’m getting a CT to confirm and meeting with a surgeon for a consultation.
My overall question is, how on earth did it change so suddenly, and has anyone experienced a similar situation? I’m not really sure how worried about this I need to be yet. Kinda freaked out. I was expecting this to not be much of an issue till I was in my late 30s at least.
Edit: I’m sure everyone is different, but how close to surgery is this situation?