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Suggest Treatment For Enlarged Ascending Aorta Other Than Open Heart Surgery
I was recently told I have an enlarged ascending aorta, 4.0 cm. I had a CT scan done and an ultrasound, haven t been back for results yet but am terrified I ll be told I need open-heart surgery. I had friend who died after open-heart surgery, I don t think I can do it. Are there any other options? Im 25 lbs overweight but all my lab results are normal. Can I do moderate exercise? I m 64 years old and have had moderately controlled high blood pressure for years. Thank you
Tue, 2 Jun 2015
At the aorta sized rat 4 cm you don't need any procedure apart from regular follow up and annually CT scan in initial part to know the progression. Also there non invasion intervention available in present time, though the decision would be taken after complete review of CT scan. Also to ease your fear, your being overweight doesn't affect the feasibility of the non Invasive modalities, though losing weight would help you otherwise
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
Regards Dr Priyank Mody
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