Hello, I had my AVR little over a year ago because of aortic regurgitation.
Now what really concerns me besides heart/valve function and valve noises is that I have a clearly visible pulse in my suprasternal notch. From what I have read and understand, this is not a good sign. It would most probably mean either aortic regurgitation or an aneurysm
. I feel like I done a quite good recovery considering that I was hospitalized for severe HF just 2 weeks before my OHS. My blood pressure readings are usually 120-130/80-70 and heart rate at rest 65-75. I would not say that I have SOB but more like a constant feeling of pressure in my chest (I'm on beta-blocker and ACE-inhibitor). Am I going to pop or what is this? No doctor has even mentioned that aortic dilatation would be an issue for me, not even after my surgery. I even think, looking back, that I have had if not visible then palpable pulsations way back as long as I remember brushing it off thinking that everyone is put together differently. But now, especially knowing that I was born with a BAV, this has become a real concern to me. The first months or so post-op I could barely feel any pulsations even with the tip of my finger but now they have gotten way more prominent. Since I had a very depressed heart function post-op I think the pulsations could be due to increased ejection fraction (I hope) rather than any other significant physical or anatomical changes since the operation. I have a check up next month and this would be an issue I would bring up then. Have anyone had else here had experience with pulsations in the suprasternal notch? And if so, was that linked to an aortic aneurysm? Am I just put together differently or am I going to have a nother OHS or pop .
Thank you for your time!
Now what really concerns me besides heart/valve function and valve noises is that I have a clearly visible pulse in my suprasternal notch. From what I have read and understand, this is not a good sign. It would most probably mean either aortic regurgitation or an aneurysm
. I feel like I done a quite good recovery considering that I was hospitalized for severe HF just 2 weeks before my OHS. My blood pressure readings are usually 120-130/80-70 and heart rate at rest 65-75. I would not say that I have SOB but more like a constant feeling of pressure in my chest (I'm on beta-blocker and ACE-inhibitor). Am I going to pop or what is this? No doctor has even mentioned that aortic dilatation would be an issue for me, not even after my surgery. I even think, looking back, that I have had if not visible then palpable pulsations way back as long as I remember brushing it off thinking that everyone is put together differently. But now, especially knowing that I was born with a BAV, this has become a real concern to me. The first months or so post-op I could barely feel any pulsations even with the tip of my finger but now they have gotten way more prominent. Since I had a very depressed heart function post-op I think the pulsations could be due to increased ejection fraction (I hope) rather than any other significant physical or anatomical changes since the operation. I have a check up next month and this would be an issue I would bring up then. Have anyone had else here had experience with pulsations in the suprasternal notch? And if so, was that linked to an aortic aneurysm? Am I just put together differently or am I going to have a nother OHS or pop .Thank you for your time!
