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Ascending aortic aneurysm could be genetic
Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Mar 26 10:01pm | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@houston13
You are lucky to have great doctors. I am working on my 2nd cardio, I had only 15 mins, never looked at any of my records. He was fixated on my LDL numbers, and his assistsant could not find it on her Ipad, so I pulled out my paper copies. I finally mention my ascending thoraic aorta dilstion of 4cm and he just said do yearly ct exams, and do surgery once it get to 5.5 cm. Never offered any genetic testing, no offer to check my brain, neck, or femoral artery, or descending aorta. My height is 5'1" so my dilation is completly different than a 6 foot 1 male. Asked for a MRI heat, he dismissed it. Statin prescribed, echo, nuc stress test and onto his next patient. And I have a strong family hx, both parents had hx of cardiovascular disease as well, but who cares, there is no one to really review my medical hx.
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@turtle2026 That's that nature of the medical profession these days. I too had difficulty getting into see a cardiologist and with a ATAA 4.2 & ROOT 4.4, I was TOTALLY interested in current status. But the doc was into other heart conditions and passed over the aneurysms without much interest. But He made we wear a heart monitor for two weeks and said I had left atrial enlargement and left ventricular hypertrophy, this based only on a EKG. So, it seems like they are going to follow what they have been trained to do and are interested in rather than what happens to interest the patient. But good luck trying to get a Cardio Thoracic Surgeon to see you unless you are 5.5cm and on the verge of dissection or blow-out, then you might get some attention.
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@turtle2026 try to find one that focuses on aortic diseases, it usually says it in their bios, it is amazing the difference that it makes. Not all cardiologists do, they all take different areas of focus. Mine listens and answers all my questions, and of course takes extra steps to ensure everything is well.