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Size of aortic aneurysm for surgery
A 41-year-old female asked:
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 58 years experience
Some data: Less than 5 years if asymptomatic
less than 1 year once symptoms.
If you have no other terminal illness or critical risk factors see a vascular sur... Read More
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Dr. Rick Kochanswered
Cardiology 24 years experience
Moderate to severe: Enlargement ...Very unusual in someone your age. Recommend evaluation with a cardiologist or cardio thoracic surgeon as risk of rupture increases wit... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Elden Randanswered
Cardiology 23 years experience
Depends: Typically an ascending aortic aneurysm is repaired after it becomes between 5.0 to 5.5 cm in size, depending on other factors such as age, how quickly... Read More
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Dr. Joseph Maklanskyanswered
Radiology 26 years experience
Ascending aorta: 4cm for the ascending aorta is upper limits of normal. If the ascending aorta becomes larger than 5 cm or if you develop aortic regurgitation you m... Read More
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Dr. John Garneranswered
Cardiology 18 years experience
5-5.5cm: It depends on your specific circumstances, but that's usually the answer. Here are the official societal guidelines. See page e320.
http://circ.a... Read More
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 58 years experience
5.5 -6.0 cm: Other factors are important:
valve leakage( aortic regurgitation)
increasing size or pain
hypertension( high blood pressure)
other cardiac or vasc... Read More
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Dr. Jerry Lightanswered
Peripheral Vascular Sugery 38 years experience
5-6 cm: Generally, these are fixed when they get to be 5-6 cm in diameter; however, other factors may apply, such as presence of a congenital condition such a... Read More
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A 69-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Raoanswered
General Surgery 58 years experience
Depends: Yes if willing to take risk of rupture, then no one wants to take risk of rupture . 4 to 5 cm aa will have .0.5 % to 5 % chance of rupture 5 ... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Chiuanswered
Allergy and Immunology 59 years experience
Impossible to answer: Since an aneurysm can rupture or dissect at any time or not at all, there is no way to predict the complications. I don't think air travel per se inc... Read More
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Dr. Wesley Marquartanswered
General Surgery 20 years experience
Yes: There is open repair and the less invasive endovascular technique. Talk to a vascular surgeon for the pros and cons of each, and to see which one you ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jacques Kpodonuanswered
Cardiology 29 years experience
It depends: Depends on other comorbid risk factors like coronary artery disease, peripheral disease and lung disease.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
Dr. Budi Bahureksaanswered
Cardiology 33 years experience
A time bomb: Having aortic aneurysm is like having a time bomb in your body -- you may be ok if it does not explode but you don't know -- so don't let fear stop yo... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Creighton Wrightanswered
surgery 58 years experience
Yes: Abdominal or thoracic
essentially:
death
bleeding
infection
stroke
renal failure
fortunately new techniques have reduced all of these.
The p... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Bradley Thomasanswered
Vascular 21 years experience
Depends: Patients that have minimally invasive aortic surgery using stent grafts can often go home the next day. In my practice patients who have open aortic s... Read More
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