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Mitral and tricuspid regurgitation
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Dec 25, 2025 | Replies (10)Comment receiving replies
gladifoundthissite,
The enlarged aorta is probably causing the chest pain (assuming it is thoracic) and fatigue. Your doctor may recommend minimally invasive repair because you are having symptoms. Otherwise you may be advised to wait 5cm is usually where they advise surgery. There are always risks with surgeries, but worry isn't helpful unless it makes you get second opinions and find the best surgeon. Revel in how much better you are going to feel
I have the two mildly leaky valves, but they are common after a certain age. These days the surgeries are so much easier as they can be done most commonly without opening the chest.
Let us know what your doctors have to say.
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@gently Hi, you stated "These days the surgeries are so much easier as they can be done most commonly without opening the chest." .......... I have been diagnosed with an Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and a Root aneurysm with an aortic valve prolapse a year ago 4.2 and 4.5 cm. Also have a Mitral valve prolapse diagnosed 8 years ago and still untreated as it is not growing. I wish your statement were true that ascending aortic aneurysms could be done without opening the chest, but unless they just invented a new method, that is not the case. A descending aortic aneurysm is done with minimal invasive surgery but ascending is still open heart surgery or I missed the good news. Hope your correct and I just missed something cause I may need to under the knife in a year or so and do an open heart surgery.
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Thank you for those helpful thoughts 😊 I have an echo stress test this week hoping for more answers