Connect
← Return to 73 year old woman just diagnosed with dialated assending aorta 3.9 cm
Discussion
73 year old woman just diagnosed with dialated assending aorta 3.9 cm
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Oct 10 11:36am | Replies (7)Comment receiving replies
So is a dialated ascending aorta also considered to be an aneurysm?
I thought that the definition of aneurysm was that it was a bulge in a certain section of the aorta. Is the measurement referred to (3.9,4.3, etc) the diameter of the entire aorta or just the section that the aneurysm is located? Thanks!
Replies to "So is a dialated ascending aorta also considered to be an aneurysm? I thought that the..."
Connect
Sorry, I have no idea and can not answer your question. I just know my doctor's diagnosis of TAA and my tests results. In addition his handout which pretty much states the same as what I have read online. " A thoracic aortic aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel (aorta) in the chest. The bulge occurs in a weak spot in the vessel." Perhaps someone else with more knowledge from present and past circumstance could give you an answer to your question. Thanks bitsygirl for giving an answer to your question.