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Aortic Leak
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Aortic Leak
by Dave__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Dave on January 31, 1999 at 13:12:56:
Hi, I had reconstructive chest surgery in Feb '98. I was then given an echocardiogram and they found an aortic leak. This Feb I go back for the followup surgery to finish everything up. I had another echocardiogram done just 2 days ago. It appears it is in the same condition. My Cardiologist said "This is not the type of thing that gets better" Yet, everywhere I read about them it is stated that they are known to close by themselves. Are there certain types of leaks that just can not close on their own? He said I may need to replace the valve in 15 or 20 years from now. Considering I'm 18, this doesn't give me a lot to look foward to.
Thanks in advance,
-Dave
Hi, I had reconstructive chest surgery in Feb '98. I was then given an echocardiogram and they found an aortic leak. This Feb I go back for the followup surgery to finish everything up. I had another echocardiogram done just 2 days ago. It appears it is in the same condition. My Cardiologist said "This is not the type of thing that gets better" Yet, everywhere I read about them it is stated that they are known to close by themselves. Are there certain types of leaks that just can not close on their own? He said I may need to replace the valve in 15 or 20 years from now. Considering I'm 18, this doesn't give me a lot to look foward to.
Thanks in advance,
-Dave
