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Yes, I have a bicuspid aortic valve, 4.1cm ascending aortic valve, and undifferentiated connective tissue disease...
Yes, I have a bicuspid aortic valve, ... 4.1cm ascending aortic valve, and undifferentiated ... I was told to wait for the aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 3 10:25pm
@james4cm I've had a few CT scans done. 1/20/25 and 9/17/25. The good news out of...
Ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm is ... risks of high altitude hiking with an aortic ... aneurysm and it doesn't read well
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 13 10:59pm
@scottbliz My husband was recently diagnosed with 4.6cm ascending aorta aneurysm and just last week consulted...
was recently diagnosed with 4.6cm ascending ... aorta aneurysm and just last week consulted ... actually said they see a higher number of ascending ... cardiovascular surgeon specializing in aortic ... aneurysm?
Your ascending aneurysm is getting close to critical size and you should be being monitored by...
Your ascending aneurysm is getting close ... monitored by a specialist cardiologist (aortic ... In my case I had an ascending aneurysm ... and aortic diseases) should be able ... Houston) and probably one of the best aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 8 11:11am
@bpetruccelli Hi, first just to clarify, when you say AAA you mean Abdominal or your first...
mean Abdominal or your first A is for Ascending ... Assuming it is ascending, my surgeon ... siddharth-k-prakash/ he specializes in aortic ... is well known for his research in aneurysms
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Sep 28 1:28am
@chebo1954 had a cta chest w/contrast 2weeks ago since i had a ct scan for something...
july '25 it showed my dilated aortic ... aneurysm root measuring 5.3 cm. ... mentioned procedure and it showed my aortic ... root to be only 4.9cm, ascending aorta
I’m in my 61 and living with the aftermath of a major sudden aortic dissection event....
with the aftermath of a major sudden aortic ... surgery and a Dacron graft to repair my ascending ... Most of us with aneurysms end up adjusting ... , frankly, medical ignorance about aortic ... who has real experience repairing aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 8 2:09pm
I AGREE WITH HOUSTON 10,000%. A 5.8 cm thoracic aortic aneurysm is large enough that it...
A 5.8 cm thoracic aortic aneurysm is ... Generally, once an aneurysm reaches ... around 5.5 cm in the ascending aorta ... cardiovascular surgeon who specializes in aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 3 2:41pm
Just some experience to share on athletic activity: I have, for most of my adult life...
he found a badly calcified bicuspid aortic ... dilation’ (4.9 cm) of the aorta at the ascending ... with TAVR’s felt the dilation (or aneurysm ... worrying about exercising and the aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 5 8:21pm
@brentshine Thanks for your service as a fireman. Like you, I hunt, fish and do a...
That is why aneurysms are usually not ... (Root 4.7cm and ascending aortic 4.2cm ... ) & a aortic valve prolapse. ... I am now looking for an aortic disease ... I have read that on average, aneurysms
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 10 3:01pm
Do you know where the aneurysm is located? That makes a big difference, ascending or descending...
Do you know where the aneurysm is located ... That makes a big difference, ascending ... Abdominal aneurysms are the “easiest ... to treat since stents can be used, ascending ... a cardiologist who specializes in aortic
Discussion: Should I panic?
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 10 1:48pm
"The ascending aorta is typically about 5 to 8 centimeters (or close to 2 to 3...
"The ascending aorta is typically ... it exceeds 3.5 centimeters, and an aneurysm ... family history or prior history of aneurysms ... With your prior history of aneurysms ... a cardiologist who specializes in aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 23 12:47pm
What you describe sounds like an abdominal aortic aneurysm not ascending. Please have your doctor clear...
describe sounds like an abdominal aortic ... aneurysm not ascending. ... The surgery for abdominal aneurysms ... different and less invasive than for ascending ... aortic aneurysms.
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 25 10:39am
Here's a synopsis of my experince at Mayo ASCENDING AORTA ANEURYSM,DILATED AORTIC REGURGITATION (9MM MEDTRONIC FREE...
synopsis of my experince at Mayo ASCENDING ... AORTA ANEURYSM,DILATED AORTIC REGURGITATION ... MEDTRONIC FREE STYLE PORCINE ROOT) AND ASCENDING
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Feb 16, 2017
I remember finding out and being so surprised. I thought I had a pulled muscle in...
confirmations, I was diagnosed with ascending ... thoracic aortic aneurysm. ... decided in my mind not to focus on my aneurysm