my wife suffered a dissection of the ascending aorta , and had no pulse. I was asked if I wanted heroic measures attempted. I said no. Was I correct. ... View answer

Hi, A recent MRI noted that there is a mild aneurysmal dilation of the ascending throacic aorta that measures 3.4 cm in diameter. There is also a 1.9 cm enlarged nonspecific right axillary lymph node ... View answer

.....the family decided no heroic measures. The hospital there is suggesting blood transfusion . What's the standard of care here in the U.S.? She's so devastated and wondering the ethical thing to do... View answer

of the pratice of removing lymph nodes and risk of lymphedema and measures to avoid it? ... quadrantectomy with axillary dissection. Total 17 lymp nodes were removed and all were... View answer

no dissection during surgery) At first I was told no further treatment was needed. Now there is some ...I had a LAVH with no lymph node dissection . The path slide were forwarded from level 2 hospital... View answer

I had an ascending aortic dissection in 2005 and they replaced my aortic valve. In 2009, I had a descending dissection that is managed medically. Recently (last 3 months) I have noticed decreasing... View answer

horrific bedsore. BP is 70/30 today. My sister-in-law wants no more heroic measures performed on him. With this in mind how long will he last with a current BP of that low? ... View answer

HAD TRIPLE BY-PASS 10/1/2008 ALONG WITH WITH AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND ASCENDING AORTIC DISSECTION. CLOSE CALL TO SAY THE LEASE. 1/10/2012 DEVELOPED A.M. ARRHYTHMIA EVERY DAY. AM I IN SEVERE DANGER ... View answer

My husband had an aortic dissection 9 days ago and had emergency surgery to replace the ascending .... His scrotum has significantly swollen with no pain. Is this a side effect of the surgery? Will it ... View answer

ascending thoracic aorta which measures 4.7 cm. ...I am 76 years old and in good health as far as I know. I recently had shortness of breath, coughing ... View answer