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PFO and septal aneurysm
by Andrea50, Jun 14, 2008 06:38AM
I have recently been diagnosed with a PFO 1 cm in diameter and what has been described as a septal aneurysm, also 1 cm in diameter. My doctors have opted to have the PFO closed as I have a history of clots, including 2 PE which occured at the same time, one PE in each lung. I also have been diagnosed with lupus and have the lupus anticoagulant which encourages my blood to clot and therefore I have been placed on Warfrian long term. My question is three fold: 1) could this heart defect cause tachydardia, which I have had sime I was 16 years of age; my heart races so fast that it feels as though it may burst out of my chest, and my pulse has been as high as 200 or more beats per minute. 2) can they repair the septal aneurysm at the same time as they close my PFO? 3) Should the septal aneurysm be repaired, given my history of PE?
Kind Regards,
Andrea50
This discussion is related to atrial septal ASD with aneurysm.
Kind Regards,
Andrea50
This discussion is related to atrial septal ASD with aneurysm.
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