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Any Women facing AAA?

Posted by theresa63 @theresa63, May 15 2:40pm

Hi!
Theresa from Boston. I've read it is rare for women to get AAA or an aneurysm in general. However I did read that they progress faster in women and our types of repair are very limited because the nature of our bodies. I'm a 61 year old woman who was just told that there may be a dilation in my abdominal aorta. Monday I will go have a vascular ultrasound. The echocardiogram saw the dilation, but the image was blurry. What can I do to slow the progress of the aneurysm, if anything. Thank you 🙏

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gjms | @gjms | 5 days ago

Hello
I am a 65 year old female that was diagnosed with a 4.2 dilated aorta
It
Hasn’t changed in 6 ‘months but it is concerning

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drmpicardi | @drmpicardi | 4 days ago
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@gjms

Hello
I am a 65 year old female that was diagnosed with a 4.2 dilated aorta
It
Hasn’t changed in 6 ‘months but it is concerning

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Even if your aneurysm is on the ascending or abdominal that measurement should not be concerning. Just make sure your cardiologist follows up with either ECHO or CTC yearly. The concerning values are 5.0 cm or more. Not to worry

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gjms | @gjms | 4 days ago

Yes, this is true. You do need to keep your blood pressure low and cholesterol. Stress can contribute to this and heavy lifting. Keep watching all of the above and you should be fine

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dew88 | @dew88 | 3 days ago
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@gjms

Hello
I am a 65 year old female that was diagnosed with a 4.2 dilated aorta
It
Hasn’t changed in 6 ‘months but it is concerning

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@gims:
Its always concerning, but you did not say if it is an ascending or descending, thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysm. If its descending either thoracic or abdominal, not a peace of cake but minimally invasive. If its a ascending aortic aneurysm, less than a peace of cake. I have two ascending aortic aneurysms but take comfort in the statistics that only 1 percent of the ops are not successful. 99 to 1 odds, I''ll take those odds.
I hope this eases the concern.

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