A friend of mine, Avery, who is in his late 60 sixties, had a heart attack just over 4 months ago in late April 2024 and had a single stent placed (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) ) to alleviate the blockage and return normal blood flow to the heart and was simultaneously diagnosed with having a medical condition called an "enlarged aorta" or " aortic aneurysm" (AA) that measured 4.5 cm in diameter. For context, an average AA in a 75-year-old man is said to be 4.1 to 4.2 cm, and for women it is 3.6 to 3.7 cm, as discussed here:
Here is a relevant quote from the link:
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