Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Heart Disease Community
This patient support community is for discussions relating to angina, angioplasty, arrhythmia, bypass surgery, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, defibrillator, heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure, mitral valve, pacemaker, PAD, stenosis, and stress tests.
Advice Please
by PPK222, Jun 30, 2008 09:48PM
Hello,
I have been reading your comments in your forum.
I have, in the last couple of weeks been informed that i have an enlarged ascending aorta (4.6mm). I have previously had my aortic valve replaced with a pigs valve. I have been advised that they will want to replace it by 6.0mm.
I am a lil concerned as If i am not mistaken, readers comments indicate that they have had theirs replaced a 5.0mm.
I am 26 years old and my surgeon's registrar has advised me that if i have intentions of having any more children, i should do it now. This is because they want to replace my aortic valve again, with a mechanical one when they repair my ascending aorta.
Does this make sense or have I got this wrong. Should they repairing the ascending aorta before 6.0mm.
I am currently trying to get pregnant and don't want to do so if this is going to put me or my soon to be baby at risk.
Advice would be greatly appreciated!
This discussion is related to Enlarged Aorta.
I have been reading your comments in your forum.
I have, in the last couple of weeks been informed that i have an enlarged ascending aorta (4.6mm). I have previously had my aortic valve replaced with a pigs valve. I have been advised that they will want to replace it by 6.0mm.
I am a lil concerned as If i am not mistaken, readers comments indicate that they have had theirs replaced a 5.0mm.
I am 26 years old and my surgeon's registrar has advised me that if i have intentions of having any more children, i should do it now. This is because they want to replace my aortic valve again, with a mechanical one when they repair my ascending aorta.
Does this make sense or have I got this wrong. Should they repairing the ascending aorta before 6.0mm.
I am currently trying to get pregnant and don't want to do so if this is going to put me or my soon to be baby at risk.
Advice would be greatly appreciated!
This discussion is related to Enlarged Aorta.
Post Comment
I have an ascending aortic aneurysm of 4.5 cm and from everything I've read you are right - it is normal to do surgery when the aneurysm measures between 5 and 5.5 cm. If you are short then surgery is sometimes suggested even before 5.0. I'm certainly not a doctor but I'd be concerned about letting the aneurysm get to 6.0 before repairing it.
At your age I would certainly recommend a mechanical valve so that you can avoid another operation for hopefully many, many years. I had a mechanical valve put in and an aneurysm repaired at the same time and it went fine.
However, once you have a mechanical valve you will have to take coumadin to keep your blood from clotting - and women on coumadin are advised NOT to get pregnant.
Hope this helps.
Good luck!
THANK YOU! SBF