Aortic aneurysm

[Hinden]

I'm a 21 year old male who is fairly healthy. Last week I started feeling a discomfort right below my rib cage in the center I also had a pulse of 100 beats per minute. I went to the emergency room and they performed an EKG and said everything was fine. During this week I have still had this sensation of discomfort in my stomach just below the rib cage. Is an aortic aneurysm a possibility? Would it have shown up on the EKG?

Thank you!

[kenkeith]

Usually an aortc aneurysm is an asymptomatic condition for normal uncomplicated AA. An EKG does not disclose an aneurysm, but should reveal any heart damage or serious heart condition.  A simple x-ray will not show an aneurysm unless there is calcifiction.  

An echo will/should show abnormalities with the shape of the aorta; TEE, CT scan and MRI as well.

[thepurselady]

I doubt you have this, if you did normally its very fast and fatal.  I think if you have had it for some time you should be ok, its explained as a stabbing very horrible pain.  I dont know if an EKG would show it but an echocardiogram would, try not to worry.

Are you super tall or longer armspan then height?