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Can anybody comment on the difference between measurements of the ascending and descending aneurysm? Mine is...
difference between measurements of the ascending ... and descending aneurysm? ... TBE ) device in the treatment of the aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Aug 31, 2018
Dear James I agree with Pegsterb! Covid has nothing to do with it! 1-If your blood...
to keep it low as it may delay the aneurysms ... of your ascending aorta! ... recommended size in to consider operation of ascending ... 5.5cm It used to be 5cm If your aortic ... tricuspid; I would keep my own bicuspid aortic
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Feb 3 12:08pm
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
I survived a sudden complete dissection Type-A1 Ascending Arch Aneurysm at 50 years old. I would...
sudden complete dissection Type-A1 Ascending ... Arch Aneurysm at 50 years old. ... analysis: You have an abdominal aortic ... aneurysm, which is a ballooning or ... EVAR stands for Endovascular Aneurysm
I can understand why you’re feeling frustrated. It’s a tough realization to come to, especially when...
increase stress on weakened areas like aneurysms ... pressure and thereby weakening the aortic ... or cardiologist who specializes in aneurysms ... I had a complete type, a one ascending ... aortic dissection in 2015 at the age
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Jan 12 12:32am
Sep 10 1. Resection aneurysm on right coronary artery 2. Ligate complex coronary fistula from right...
Resection aneurysm on right coronary ... However, Aortic root ruptured and ascending ... aorta split resulting in a ascending
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Feb 10 7:49am
I was also diagnosed in December '23. I have never had any symptoms. My aneurysm was...
My aneurysm was found in a checkup with ... December '23 my CT scan showed an ascending ... an aortic root aneurysm. ... root aneurysm at 4.5. ... measurement because genetically caused aneurysms
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: May 20, 2024
Hard to tell without more information, your cardiologist will look at your body size, family history,...
size, family history, shape of the aneurysm ... studies to find other ways to repair ascending ... aortic aneurysms, open heart is currently
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Sep 2 7:57pm
Your doctor apparently believes you are in good physical shape and the open heart surgery is...
procedure done mostly for descending aortic ... aneurysms and not the best choice for ... an ascending aneurysm except when the
When you see the Cardiologist, they will order a CT angiogram. Pretty standard treatment to do...
They are usually ordered with an aortic ... aneurysm. ... September with a 4.2 cm dilation of my aortic ... arch and ascending aorta and started
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Dec 29, 2024
It depends on where the aneurysm is whether or not they can do it via TAVR...
It depends on where the aneurysm is ... For example, the aortic root has to ... surgery at this point as does the ascending
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Dec 23, 2024
This is what upsets me. I had a brain aneurysm that they told me was a...
I had a brain aneurysm that they told ... a few months later they found the aneurysm ... I now have an aneurism in my ascending ... aortic area. 4.1. ... what is really going on with these aneurysms
After I survived a complete dissestion in 2015, I did have genetic testing done through the...
testing done through the John Ritter aortic ... more concerned about surviving an aortic ... when what could happen to you with an aneurysm ... records show that you have an 4.4 cm aneurysm ... on your ascending aorta, you're
Support Group: Aortic Aneurysms
Posted: Apr 7 4:33pm
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