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I believe once they find the aneurym(s) the main goal becomes keeping your BP from rising even if it is momentaneously, there are activities and moments that may raise your BP without you even knowing (you are not monitoring your BP 24 hrs), so prescribing betablockers is a common practice. My BP was around where yours is and I also got prescribed Metoprolol, now for life. I also have a BAV, and BAVs make us more vulnerable to developing aneurysms.

My aneurysm was repaired 4 1/2 years ago, they left my BAV since it was still highly functional, I will have to have it replaced at some point in the future

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marylou78 | @marylou78 | Sep 6 2:42pm

Thank you so much for sharing this. They are doing a TEE on 9/18 and I think that the point of that might be to get more detailed info on the BAV? I think it took me a good 5 days to get over the shock of the word aneurism. And I'm just now starting to think about the other issues from the initial ECHO. Just considering I went from being a fairly healthy 45 yr old to this overnight is so overwhelming. Sorry if you have mentioned this in another thread but did you know about your BAV your whole life or find out as an adult?

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