Recent content by caligirl

SuzanneSLO, Guyswell. Thank you for your replies :cool:

This question is for the women of the group. I am 28 years old, have BAV with trace regurgitation, and a 4.3-4.5 Ascending Aortic Aneurysm. My aneurysm as of now is stable and I only see my cardio once a year. I want to get a breast augmentation, I have always wanted to have this procedure, and...

Hi Janet, I work in Oral Surgery. For our patients on Coumadin all we usually need is the INR the morning of surgery. None of our patients have had clotting issues or any post treatment complications. Hope this helps, good luck.

I have those same thoughts about not making it through surgery, and having a dissection. I talked with my PCP and she actually put me on Zoloft, because the thoughts had been consuming my life. I am currently in "the waiting room". If it is something that has begun to affect your daily life, you...

I have a BAV that was just diagnosed May of last year. My cardiologist recommended my immediate family all be tested, sure enough my dad has BAV as well. My daughter was tested and does not have BAV, and they are waiting to test my son because he is only 2.

I read this last week, and I emailed my cardiologist at Stanford and this was the reply It has been proposed that (based on the syndromes' underlying biology) Losartan may be beneficial for patients with aortic aneurysm due to Marfan Syndrome or Loeys-Dietz Syndrome. Unfortunately, there is...

Yes there is check out the link below http://jtcs.ctsnetjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/133/5/1226

Hi, If I were you I would seek another opinion from a center that specializes in BAV and Aortic Aneurysm's. I was diagnosed with BAV in May of this year, and just like you have a small fusion of my R and L coronary cusps, which is considered a Sievers Type 1 BAV. Just because the fusion is...

Hi Anne, I have trace regurgitation in all of my valves, and the only one my cardio mentioned was the aortic. He said having it in the other valves is "normal". I would not worry too much, but you can always ask to be sure.

Hi and Welcome, I am almost in the same situation as you. I have a 4.3-4.5 ascending aortic aneurysm BAV, and mild (+1) aortic regurgitation that I just found out about in May. I have chest and back pain, every day, and feel like I can not take a deep breath a lot of the time. I was told by two...

Thanks Lyn, Yes the back pain has really only come about since the car accident. My chest pain has kind of always been there but 2 diff cardios have told me its unrelated to the aorta. The only thing that is scaring me about the back pain is that its right in between my shoulder blades to the...

Hi everyone, I am looking for advice regarding symptoms I feel are associated with BAV and ascending/arch aneurysm. I was just diagnosed with everything in May of this year. My first echo showed the aneurysm to be 4 cm, went for a ct found it to be 4.4. I was not happy with that cardiologist...

Hi Anne, Welcome to the boards. Im sure you have already seen there is a ton of helpful information. I am from CA as well, I definitely recommend that you make an appointment with the Stanford Center for Marfan and Aortic Disorders. I had 2 pregnancies when I was 20 and 25 both uneventful in...

Good Luck on Wednesday Carly.

Congrats, hope everything goes well at your next appointment