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Has anyone reduced an ascending aneurysm? How if so ?

Posted by Guest14 @ssgaurav2000, Nov 29 8:20pm

Has anyone actually seen an ascending aortic aneurysm shrink? If so, how? I’m curious because there isn’t much reliable information online, though I did come across a few articles mentioning that fasting showed some reduction in clinical trials.

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rlhix | @rlhix | Nov 30 9:21am

To be candid, there aren't any ways to shrink an aneurysm. There is/are weak spot(s) in the ascending aorta that allows the artery to bulge. If it gets to a certain point, it has to be repaired or it fails. Been there done that. I am also dealing with an aortic aneurysm in the remaining ascending aorta between the dacron graft and aortic arch. The native part is around 4.6cm as off 28Aug2025.

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beebo | @beebo | Nov 30 11:36pm
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To be candid, there aren't any ways to shrink an aneurysm. There is/are weak spot(s) in the ascending aorta that allows the artery to bulge. If it gets to a certain point, it has to be repaired or it fails. Been there done that. I am also dealing with an aortic aneurysm in the remaining ascending aorta between the dacron graft and aortic arch. The native part is around 4.6cm as off 28Aug2025.

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@rlhix I tend to agree with this- in order to shrink, the lining of the aorta would need to regenerate and return to the strength and texture that it was before the aneurysm developed. I don’t think our systems are designed for that.

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limeyinnc | @limeyinnc | Dec 7 10:08am

I asked the same question to my vascular surgeon, the answer was a no.

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