Recommended Hospital for Ascending Aortic Aneurysm

I live west of Raleigh and I have the same question. I hear Mayo, Cleveland, Johns Hopkins. Anyone with experience at any of those places--or others?

Within NC, I would look into Duke. The surgeon that worked on me at Mayo Clinic Jacsonville actually came from there.

Thank you so much

In Raleigh, UNC/Rex just built a new Heart and Vascular and my Dad had a great heart work there off Blue Ridge road. Can recommend their work

@bignelie Thanks for your reply

Atrium vascular and heart clinic in Charlotte is suppose to be good. That's where I'll be going when my time comes.

As others will tell you, do not think that going local is the best thing. Many patients recover quickly and can find good follow up care at home.

For the surgery, look for a center that does high volume of AAA surgeries. Certainly the Cleveland Clinic, Mayo, JHHS and centers in Houston (Houston Methodist) also do.

I always tell patients to think about how far they travel for fun. It is more important to travel to an excellent AAA center. Because the center does other types of cardiac surgeries does not mean that they are expert in ascending aortic aneurysm surgeries - which tends to be more complex than other types of aneurysm surgeries and also many other types of heart surgeries.

@hsminc Thank You for your reply.