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Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Jan 19 1:54pm | Replies (8)
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@cillian1

Introducing myself 😊(w/brief hx)
My AAA stands at 3.17, stable; monitored annually. I don’t know of it’s ascending or descending, this is the 1st I’ve heard of it. Same re genetics.. no one ever asked, but my mother, may she RIP🙏, lived many uneventful yrs with a 4.4 AAA (w/‘flattening’?) before passing way from a stroke at age 89. How significant is AAA when one has (or had) a 1st degree relative with an AAA? Does that mean it’s inheritable?

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houston13 | @houston13 | Jan 19 1:54pm

I will explain it in my own terms as I understand it, I’m not a Dr but had an ascending aortic aneurysm repaired, AAA refers to Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, Ascending Aortic Aneurysms are, as the name implies, on the side of the aorta that ascends out of the heart, the aorta then bends and travels through the abdomen. An ascending aortic aneurysm requires open heart surgery for full repair as there is no other access, an abdominal aortic aneurysm has easier repair access

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