Kim Kardashian revealed doctors were terrified that a brain aneurysm discovered during a recent scan could ‘rupture’ — and warned her that her nonstop lifestyle might be pushing her body to the edge.
The 45-year-old mogul, actress, law student and single mother of four first shared the health scare during last month’s Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians.
While speaking to sister Kourtney, 46, Kim announced that doctors had found a ‘little’ aneurysm on her brain scan — news that left fans stunned.
She said medical experts believed the bulge had been brought on by ‘stress.’
After her MRI, cameras showed Kim in tears as she spoke on the phone and asked: ‘Why the f**k is this happening?’
On Thursday’s episode, Kim revealed the situation was worse than she first understood.
Kim Kardashian revealed doctors were terrified that a brain aneurysm discovered during a recent scan could ‘rupture’ — and warned her that her nonstop lifestyle might be pushing her body to the edge
The 45-year-old mogul, actress, law student and single mother of four first shared the health scare during last month’s Season 7 premiere of The Kardashians
She told Kourtney she had spoken with a brain surgeon, only to learn that the aneurysm could rupture under severe stress — something she faced constantly.
An aneurysm is a balloon-like bulge in a blood vessel that can explode without warning.
‘He was like, “I want you to come in for all this imaging,”’ Kim said. ‘I asked, “Can I wait? What makes it rupture?” They’re like, “Just stress.”’
The answer rattled her.
Kim was already overwhelmed with responsibilities — studying for the bar, filming All’s Fair, managing several businesses and caring for her four kids.
‘I’m like, “OK, I’m taking the bar exam. I’m studying 10 hours a day,”’ she said.
She added that her stress level had become ‘next level to the point of hives now.’
‘I have four kids that depend on me. I have to be sane,’ she said. ‘It’s stressful out there, but this aneurysm can’t be stressed.’
She told Kourtney she had spoken with a brain surgeon, only to learn that the aneurysm could rupture under severe stress — something she faced constantly
Kim said doctors told her the aneurysm had likely been there for ‘years,’ which only heightened her anxiety.
Most aneurysms never rupture, and many cause no symptoms.
But the Mayo Clinic states that high blood pressure is the leading cause of rupture. If one bursts, immediate surgery is required to seal the vessel and stop the bleeding.
Kourtney made it clear she feared Kim was pushing herself too far.
‘I’m definitely worried about Kim,’ she said in her confessional. ‘She has so much going on between work and her four kids that I don’t want her to have an aneurysm.’
Kourtney also questioned why Kim was adding a full legal career to her already packed life.
‘I’m not shaming or judging,’ she told her sister. ‘But isn’t there a time to do it later once your kids are more grown and they don’t need you as much?’
Kim later gave a public update on her health during Good Morning America.
‘He was like, “I want you to come in for all this imaging,”’ Kim said. ‘I asked, “Can I wait? What makes it rupture?” They’re like, “Just stress”‘
Kim was already overwhelmed with responsibilities — studying for the bar, filming All’s Fair, managing several businesses and caring for her four kids – North, 12, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6, whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West.
She revealed she had gone through multiple rounds of advanced scanning after the aneurysm was first detected.
‘I did go and get a Prenuvo scan. And I had to end up going and getting tons of other brain scans at Cedars[-Sinai] with all the team,’ she told host Robin Roberts.
She encouraged fans to watch the upcoming episodes but promised: ‘Everything works out.’
‘It’s just a good measure to go,’ she added. ‘Make sure that you always check everything. Health is wealth, and you just have to be careful with everything that you do.’
Kim has been open about her medical struggles for years.
She has long dealt with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, conditions that flare under stress.
In 2022, she said the 16-pound weight loss she underwent to fit into Marilyn Monroe’s iconic gown for the Met Gala triggered a severe psoriasis flare that developed into psoriatic arthritis.
Her pregnancies were also risky.
In 2015, she revealed she had suffered from placenta accreta, a dangerous condition in which the placenta attaches too deeply to the uterine wall.
It can cause heavy bleeding and often requires emergency treatment after delivery.
Those experiences have made Kim’s recent diagnosis all the more sobering for fans, many of whom flooded social media with messages urging her to slow down.
But the star has continued her packed schedule — filming, studying and raising four children: North, 12, Saint, 9, Chicago, 7, and Psalm, 6, whom she shares with ex-husband Kanye West.
While Kim insisted she has everything under control, even her own family worried that her ambitions might be pushing her health into dangerous territory.
And with doctors warning that ‘just stress’ could cause her aneurysm to rupture, the stakes have never been higher.
Meanwhile, Kim spoke about the ‘final straw’ in her split from West while on Call Her Daddy.
‘I didn’t like the feeling of someone talking bad about my kids, grandmother, aunts,’ she said. ‘If someone feels that way, then we shouldn’t be together.’
Kim didn’t feel ‘safe emotionally and financially’ with West, which left her with a ‘really unsettling feeling.’
