The aorta carries blood from the heart to the body. Aortic aneurysms can occur anywhere in the aorta. They may be tube shaped or round. Aortic aneurysms include: Abdominal aortic aneurysm. An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs along the part of the aorta that passes through the belly area. Thoracic aortic aneurysm.
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With careful monitoring and treatment, your provider can help you manage an aortic aneurysm. Ideally, your healthcare team can identify and care for an aortic aneurysm before it ruptures. If an aortic aneurysm ruptures, seek medical care immediately. Without prompt treatment, a ruptured aortic aneurysm can be fatal.
For example, being injured in a car accident can cause an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Risk factors. Abdominal aortic aneurysm risk factors include: Tobacco use. Smoking is the strongest risk factor for aortic aneurysms. Smoking can weaken the walls of blood vessels, including the aorta. This raises the risk of aortic aneurysm and aneurysm rupture.
The aorta carries blood from the heart to the body. Aortic aneurysms can occur anywhere in the aorta. They may be tube shaped or round. Aortic aneurysms include: Abdominal aortic aneurysm. An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs along the part of the aorta that passes through the belly area. Thoracic aortic aneurysm.
In many cases, a thoracic aortic aneurysm doesn't cause any symptoms and is Thoracic aortic aneurysm – requires drugs to control high blood pressure and
Sorry, to hear about your stroke and cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator. I wish you good luck with your recovery and rehabilitation.
I had an aortic aneurysm at the aortic heart root, had surgery, new aortic manmade aortic valve, they sleeved the aortic aneurysm, installed pacemaker/defibrillator in 2013.
I try to walk 30 minutes every day, do what I can until I get tired, take a break and rest, then continue. I moved out to wife’s family farm and trying my hand at farming in southern Alabama, from Texas early 2023.
I go in September 12, 2023 for pacemaker/defibrillator replacement due to battery having three month’s life left.