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Suggest Treatment For A Heart Disease

My mother is 39 years old. 24 years ago in 1986 she was 15 and had open heartsurgery pre-pairing her aorta with a machanical valve. Just Wen January 19th shewas taken to a local ER with cheast pains, were she was given a veriaty of test.Soon a CT scan revaled an Ascending Aortic Anyerisum messuring 5.4 cm. She wasplaced in the hospital, because of the Pnominia. She had an echo done that alsoshowed a leaky Palminary Valve. She was soon released because no doctor was totouch her till the Pnominia was gone. Today January 25th she seen a Cardioligistwho told her he had very little concern to come back in 3 months for another CT!Which makes no sence to me seening that they do not no how fast it\'s gowing. Iwas just very upset with the lack of effort and was asking for a little help plzand thank you.
Wed, 28 Jun 2017
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Your concerns are very understandable. An aneurysm is worrisome. She was probably born with a deformed heart valve. In some people who are born with a deformed aortic valve, the aorta gets larger over time. The reason is not known. The general understanding is that when the aorta grows large, it should be repaired because if not, it might tear. It is not an emergency unless it has started to tear. Since she had a surgery in the past, she faces a second surgery. This is not as simple as the first and the surgeon and cardiologist will want to wait as long as possible. Pneumonia usually takes three months for full recover. Facing a second surgery, she will want to be in the best shape possible. That is probably the reason to have the second scan. If the aneurysm is growing, that means that no more waiting will be allowed.
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Suggest Treatment For A Heart Disease

Your concerns are very understandable. An aneurysm is worrisome. She was probably born with a deformed heart valve. In some people who are born with a deformed aortic valve, the aorta gets larger over time. The reason is not known. The general understanding is that when the aorta grows large, it should be repaired because if not, it might tear. It is not an emergency unless it has started to tear. Since she had a surgery in the past, she faces a second surgery. This is not as simple as the first and the surgeon and cardiologist will want to wait as long as possible. Pneumonia usually takes three months for full recover. Facing a second surgery, she will want to be in the best shape possible. That is probably the reason to have the second scan. If the aneurysm is growing, that means that no more waiting will be allowed.