Originally Posted by
gl98115
An enlarged heart and an aortic aneurysm are two different medical conditions on two different parts of the body.
Normal population based screening for aortic aneurysms is only recommended for "men aged 65 to 74 years, particularly in those with a history of smoking." Naturally, a doctor can recommend any patient with appropriate symptoms or family history be screened.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3379169/
Aortic tears require surgical intervention, and the surgeon can see the aneurysm in the surrounding tissue. The aneurysm is there, and it wasn't previously diagnosed.
Huh? The Aorta is essentially the left ventricle of the heart. So what gives you the idea that an enlarge heart and an aortic aneurism are in two different parts of the body?
As the heart pumps the aorta, which is directly connected to the heart, expands and contracts reducing the surge of pressure from the heart. Without this pressure reduction all of the capillaries in the brain and eyes would explode. And aortic tear is often fatal. Please remember that I've worked on this for medical instruments.
And aneurism is typically a swelling or even a balloon like structure on the aorta and it can be detected usually with a stethoscope. Not to mention most people have chest X-rays often enough that they would show.