said Dr. Isselbacher — physicians can feel enlarged aortas by pushing on the abdomen. But the average patient walking around with an aortic aneurysm in the chest will not have any symptoms.

symptoms," Gounder also wrote ... as that could go along with an enlarged aorta, he said. "Because if you can catch that, you can do something about it," he said. Though the "vast majority ...

What Is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a condition where the lower section of your aorta — in your abdomen — weakens and bulges outward. Your aorta is the ...