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Abreviatiins can be confusing. Ascending aortic aneurysms are a type of thoracic aortic aneurysm along with...
Ascending aortic aneurysms are a type ... of thoracic aortic aneurysm along with ... aortic root, aortic arch, descending ... aneurysm i.e. aaa. ... isn't really an option with the ascending
Keep looking, not all surgeons have an attitude. I had my surgery to repair a 5.2cm...
I had my surgery to repair a 5.2cm ascending ... aneurysm 5 years ago, and my surgeon ... concerns, and a cardiologist who is an aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 17 7:43pm
I was diagnosed with TAA (4.3) a little over two years ago. Let the worry begin...
I am part of my Regional Thoracic Aortic ... Aneurysm Surveillance program through ... Sinus of Valsalva Root at 4.0 cm and Ascending
Discussion: Ascending aorta
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 31 12:44pm
I really think some Doctors (depending on their specialty) who are not board certified in matters...
major, serious medical issues like aneurysms ... My doctor found my aneurysm with a stethoscope ... When asked for my aneurysm size in cm ... thought via memory that they were Ascending ... aortic Aneurysms: a Root @ 4.5cm and
To answer you as plainly as possible: YES, in most cases, annual imaging—usually a CT angiogram...
MRI—is considered necessary after aortic ... monitor for complications such as aneurysm ... surgery almost 10 years ago for a Type A aortic ... put in a Dacron graft to replace the ascending
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 20 1:40pm
Finding out you have two thoracic aortic aneurysms is a lot to process—especially when it comes...
Finding out you have two thoracic aortic ... aneurysms is a lot to process—especially ... Even if your aneurysms aren’t at surgical ... good doctors who really understand aortic ... barely survived a fully dissected ascending
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 16 11:33pm
As other have said, exercise is highly encouraged with an aneurysm, you want your body in...
exercise is highly encouraged with an aneurysm ... BP which is the worst enemy of an aneurysm ... a cardiologist who specializes in aortic ... I had my 5.2 cm ascending aneurysm repaired
Discussion: Info on 4.1cm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 12 8:38pm
scotty45; You said surgeon: That could be a dermatologist or a brain surgeon. I have heard...
surgeon has not done at least 100 ascending ... aortic aneurysms surgeries in a year ... I have a root aneurysm @ 4.5 and a AAA ... @ 4.2 and an aortic valve prolapse. ... Best of luck with your aneurysm, hope
Everything that Houston13 says is right....but I would add this: I would NEVER see a chiro...
result in exacerbating an existing aneurysm ... or creating an aneurysm. ... attorney who survived a complete type A1 ascending ... aortic dissection in 2015, I'm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 10 4:41pm
Ta da! Update on my 2nd opinion at Stanford heart clinic on July 2... yes, I...
Echo showed my aneurysm "measures ... Aortic root is borderline and measures ... Dr Fischbein is recommending "ascending ... will decide whether or not to replace aortic ... #34; surgery, just cutting out the aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 14 11:38am
What you’re going through is valid. But it’s also important to know why they wait to...
Surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm ... That threshold—5.5 cm for most ascending ... Because it’s possible your aneurysm ... with a Dacron graft replacing the ascending ... aorta and aortic arch.
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 28 1:56pm
@concern, I too have never smoked a cigarette or been married to a smoker. A 4.9...
A 4.9 cm ascending aorta aneurysm was ... My aneurysm is now 5.4. ... damage from the COVID so Cardiothoracic Aortic ... t know if it coincidental that the aneurysm ... deteriorating or if the COVID caused the aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 29 3:43pm
Q. what kind of surgery did you have and did you know that you had an...
I had my ascending aorta graph with ... who treats an enlarged aorta with an aneurysm ... An aortic dissection is the single most ... to tell me about the dangers of an aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 19 4:06pm
This is a very insightful post . Something I will definitaly keep in mind should I...
I was diagnosed with a 4.4 assending ... and a 4.2 dessending thoracic aortic ... aneurysm while getting a calcium scan
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 15 3:48pm
My mother was one of three sisters. My mother and one sister died of a dissecting...
and one sister died of a dissecting aortic ... aneurysms. ... Mother also had an abdominal aneurysm ... was diagnosed at 68 with an enlarged ascending ... "no known genetic variant for aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 22 4:50pm
Yesterday marked the 12 week point from open heart on surgery. I return to work today....
During checking homeostasis, the aortic ... bleeding and then ruptured and tore the ascending ... root and ascending aorta which were ... aneurysm. ... have taken me out by now if the RCA aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Dec 4, 2024