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    Aortic Aneurysm

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    An aortic aneurysm is an expanding lesion in the aorta, the body's main artery. It is generally defined as an expansion greater than 5.5 cm in diameter. If detected early when under 6 cm, options include monitoring with ultrasounds every 6 months or surgical repair. Surgery involves clamping the aorta, removing the abnormal section, and replacing it with a graft. With pre- and post-operative care, mortality from the surgery is between 1-2%, much lower than the less than 50% survival rate if the aneurysm ruptures. Regular screening through physical exams is encouraged for at-risk groups like men over 50 to detect this condition early before potential fatal rupture.

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    An aortic aneurysm is an expanding lesion in the aorta, the body's main artery. It is generally defined as an expansion greater than 5.5 cm in diameter. If detected early when under 6 cm, options include monitoring with ultrasounds every 6 months or surgical repair. Surgery involves clamping the aorta, removing the abnormal section, and replacing it with a graft. With pre- and post-operative care, mortality from the surgery is between 1-2%, much lower than the less than 50% survival rate if the aneurysm ruptures. Regular screening through physical exams is encouraged for at-risk groups like men over 50 to detect this condition early before potential fatal rupture.

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    An aortic aneurysm is an expanding lesion in the aorta, the body's main artery. It is generally defined as an expansion greater than 5.5 cm in diameter. If detected early when under 6 cm, options include monitoring with ultrasounds every 6 months or surgical repair. Surgery involves clamping the aorta, removing the abnormal section, and replacing it with a graft. With pre- and post-operative care, mortality from the surgery is between 1-2%, much lower than the less than 50% survival rate if the aneurysm ruptures. Regular screening through physical exams is encouraged for at-risk groups like men over 50 to detect this condition early before potential fatal rupture.

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    Aortic Aneurysm

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    Nicholas William Eaton
    An aortic aneurysm is an expanding lesion in the aorta, the body's main artery. It is generally defined as an expansion greater than 5.5 cm in diameter. If detected early when under 6 cm, options include monitoring with ultrasounds every 6 months or surgical repair. Surgery involves clamping the aorta, removing the abnormal section, and replacing it with a graft. With pre- and post-operative care, mortality from the surgery is between 1-2%, much lower than the less than 50% survival rate if the aneurysm ruptures. Regular screening through physical exams is encouraged for at-risk groups like men over 50 to detect this condition early before potential fatal rupture.

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    Aortic Aneurysm equal to 5.5 cm diameter, and it hasn’t


    ruptured yet, then there are options to
    Aortic Aneurysm is an either follow it closely or fix the
    expanding lesion within your body’s problem surgical. Monitoring with
    most powerful working artery, the serial ultrasounds every 6 months to
    aorta. Generally defined by an follow the progression of aortic
    expansion in the aorta of 5.5 cm. The expansion is recommended. Once the
    normal size of the aorta that should be diameter exceeds 6 cm, you are
    your goal is in the range of 3.5 cm. deemed a surgical candent for repair.
    However, this diagnose is very hard to With general anesthesia administered
    make when many times no presenting the surgeon makes an incision over
    symptoms apply. However sometimes the aneurysm. Once the abnormal
    symptoms do apply such as pulsate aorta wall has been identified the
    lower back pain, pulsating mass in the doctors apply clamps above and blow
    abdomen, and high blood pressure the expansion. This allows for the
    with episodes of syncope are all
    symptoms that can be associated with
    aortic aneurysm. Most likely there will
    be no advance warning or symptoms
    prior to the aneurysm rupture. This is
    why getting screened is so important.
    If you said yes to any of these signs, I
    would recommend you have a doctor
    take a closer look at them. Knowing
    that aortic aneurysm generally
    produces no symptoms; it can usually
    be detected on a routine physical
    exam, MRI, or ultrasound. Lucky for all
    the ladies out there, the chances of
    you having this incident are far less
    than a male. So don’t sweat it. As you doctors to work without blood leaking
    might have guessed the chances everywhere. Under the clock the
    steadily increase with age, particular doctors cut out and replace the
    50 plus, this is why having an ruptured, or not, aorta and replace it
    ultrasound may be life saving. Most with a graft. Then the clamps are
    commonly, about 90%, of all aortic removed from either side, and the
    aneurysms greater than 4.0 patient should be experiencing a
    centimeters are associated with regular blood flow throughout the
    atherosclerosis. Which is a hardening body. With careful preoperative
    of the aorta, caused by a build up of cardiac evaluation and postoperative
    plaque. care, the mortality rate approximates
    for this surgery between 1 to 2%.
    If you happen to be diagnosed However the mortality rate if rupture
    with aortic aneurysms greater than or
    is the presenting symptom then the
    chances of survival are less than 50%.
    Knowing these odds are much better
    to operate prior to rupture makes
    many fell good about this surgery.
    Many people walking around
    do not realize they have this diagnose,
    and it can sneak up on them
    unwearyingly. This diagnoses has
    been the unfortunate demise of many
    famous people such as Lucille Ball,
    Albert Einstein, George C. Scott, and
    John Ritter. Since the outcome can be
    so catastrophic I encourage 50-year-
    old male with high blood pressure
    visiting their family doctor once a year
    for a thorough physical exam.

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