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Aortic Root Enlargement
by mom1014, Jul 08, 2008 07:57PM
My recent echo showed my aortic root went from 3.3 cm to 3.9 cm. Is this risky.
I have had an aotic homograft almost ten years ago and have varying degrees of reguritation in all valves. Moderate for tricuspid and mitral. I had an atrial/septal valve defect repaired at the same time as my AVreplacement and now am told I now have a small one per echo.
My questions are several. re the 3.9 cm of Aortic root? Am I at risk.
Re the rest I was told we will keep an eye on it? At what point should intervention ocur. Next echo 1 year. Next appointment with cardiologist 6 months.
This discussion is related to aortic root.
I have had an aotic homograft almost ten years ago and have varying degrees of reguritation in all valves. Moderate for tricuspid and mitral. I had an atrial/septal valve defect repaired at the same time as my AVreplacement and now am told I now have a small one per echo.
My questions are several. re the 3.9 cm of Aortic root? Am I at risk.
Re the rest I was told we will keep an eye on it? At what point should intervention ocur. Next echo 1 year. Next appointment with cardiologist 6 months.
This discussion is related to aortic root.
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