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Hey there. I'm a survivor of a complete Type A ascending aortic arch dissection. You're going...
;m a survivor of a complete Type A ascending ... aortic arch dissection. ... thoracic surgeon who has done lots of aortic ... Depending on the current size of the aneurysm ... An aortic dissection is incredibly painful
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jun 9, 2024
I'm 56 and in great shape, workout every day, but have a 2,854 calcium score from...
Yes, I have a 4.3cm ascending aortic ... thoracic aneurysm detected on the CT ... , no open heart surgery to fix the aneurysm
Hi @maryswims, I can only imagine your worry, so I wanted to let you know that...
know that you’re in the right group – Aortic ... Aneurysms – to talk with people who ... the relevant discussion: – Thoracic aortic ... /discussion/thorcic-aneurysm/ – Large ... ascending aorta in young healthy 45
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jan 24, 2020
Hi @tj1778 and @anniejam, Ascending aortic aneurysms (or dilated ascending aorta) are a type of thoracic...
Hi @tj1778 and @anniejam, Ascending ... aortic aneurysms (or dilated ascending ... aorta) are a type of thoracic aortic ... www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/thoracic-aortic-aneurysm ... www.cardiosmart.org/Heart-Conditions/Aortic-Aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Aug 5, 2019
@Drew944 If you had an echo for one of the measurements you list and the CT...
other, it is possible the size of the aneurysm ... So your aneurysm might have been the ... Aneurysms don't get smaller as much ... either ascending from the heart or ... also have the AAA but have a leaky aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Dec 1, 2018
@twocents Hi, There is significant radiation with a CT scan so cardios are sometimes reluctant to...
scheduling echos just to verify the aneurysm ... I only have knowledge of Ascending Aortic ... Aneurysms (AAA) so if you have a different
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Oct 30, 2018
Marten, You are too generous. I'm selfishly looking for ideas. But, I appreciate the kind words....
to the simultaneous findings of an aneurysm ... on my ascending aorta (small, 4.3) ... and a murmur traced to mild aortic stenosis
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Aug 6, 2016
There's lots of boats all doing their own thing under supervision of experienced pilots. And we...
Diagnoses. 5.8cm aneurysm of the ascending ... aorta, ascending dissection, descending ... dissection, aortic valve damage, etc ... By 6AM the aneurysm was at 6.5cm. ... I have a dacron aortic graft replacing
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 26, 2024
Hey, I hear you—and I really get it. I had my own emergency open-heart surgery nearly...
years ago for a dissected thoracic aortic ... aneurysm. ... A 5.5 cm thoracic aortic aneurysm is ... for surgery is often 5.5 cm for the ascending ... Aneurysms often develop silently and
At 58 I suffered an aortic dissection. With no clue what it was, my wife drove...
At 58 I suffered an aortic dissection ... heart and split the cardiac artery and aortic ... I had a 6.5cm aortic aneurysm that was ... number and warranty), and a prosthetic ascending ... I still have the descending aortic dissection
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Feb 4 6:37pm
This thread and this group is about aortic aneurysms. Only about 10 people in 100,000 have...
This thread and this group is about aortic ... aneurysms. ... aneurysm. ... The Echo found the 3.7 to 4.4 ascending ... aortic and root aneurysm and in May
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Apr 22 2:28pm
I also have an ascending aortic anuerysm. It is 4.1 cm at this time. I have...
I also have an ascending aortic anuerysm ... was upsetting to learn that I had an anuerysm ... I have learned about anuerysms since
This type of surgery is available in the US for abdominal aneurysms. I think it is...
available in the US for abdominal aneurysms ... available only in clinical trials for ascending ... aortic aneurysms.
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Nov 9, 2024
I’m not a doctor, but I am a fellow patient who survived a catastrophic Type A...
who survived a catastrophic Type A aortic ... living with a surgically repaired ascending ... So here’s the deal: a 3.5 cm ascending ... means there’s mild dilation—not an aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 5 2:38pm
Yes it was open heart, for ascending (thoracic) aortic aneurysms, it is currently the only effective...
Yes it was open heart, for ascending ... (thoracic) aortic aneurysms, it is ... It involves replacing the aneurysm section
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Mar 31 12:47pm
rnpalarino1: I assume the EVAR surgery was for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, correct? Asking because I...
EVAR surgery was for an abdominal aortic ... aneurysm, correct? ... Asking because I have an ascending aorta ... aneurysm and generally understood that ... to allow for the treatment of the ascending
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jul 7, 2024
My interest in genetic testing is for 2 reasons. Even though I have an Edwards 27mm...
conduit, I have a small section of ascending ... aorta between it and my aortic arch ... that is at leat 4.4 and aneurysmal ... 4.8 cm, but it was fragile and my ascending ... surgery for a RCA resection for a large aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Apr 8 7:26am
Mine is 4.3 and I’ve traveled abroad a few times this year. I’m 57, normal blood...
thoracic surgeon (went for consult) said ascending ... aortic aneurysms are not caused from ... viewing my contrast CT showing 4.3 aneurysm ... My calcium score was zero, the aneurysm
Discussion: Heart aneurysm
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Aug 30, 2024
First, jmmg, a consistent blood pressure of 139/87 for 10 ten years is hypertension. Get a...
to your development of an enlarged ascending ... My husband has an aortic aneurysm, diagnosed ... Annually he has his aneurysms measured ... We had just gotten married when his aneurysm ... We ended up seeing an Aortic Aneurysm
Support Group: Heart & Blood Health
Posted: Mar 27, 2024