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Hiya all, Hope you are all well. I've not posted for a while as I've only just had another MRI, on the results it says "Ascending aorta at the level of the PA bifurcation 33 x 37mm" What does that mean in regards to the PA bifurcation? I'm doing well with aorta now at 40mm so steady slow...

This is why it made me curious whether there was something wrong Thanks A

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Hi, I had my annual echo and was asked to sniff while they scanned under my heart in my belly I have never done this in all the echo s I had so why didn’t they do it this time? Just curious Al

Hi all, I have autoimmune thyroid disease and now being tested for rheumatoid and lupus even though my rheumatologist doesn’t think it’s lupus although I have seen him face to face. I’ve been having chest pain, shortness of breath, I can’t open my hands in a morning and problems in the sun...

Ok Good luck and hope it all goes well Ali

Hi Athens, How come it will be that early? Mines at 40mm but that was last September as I also have a bicuspid Just curious and are you UK based Thanks Ali

Best of luck with speedy recovery Keep us all posted on your progress. Ali

Hi Lex, I too am in the waiting room but much further behind you (I think as I haven’t had a scan for nearly a year) I have been having breathing issues and also had childhood asthma and was put back on inhalers even though I don’t really need them all the time. I get really weird heart...

I have to take vitamin D now for life

Hi, I had a letter today from the NHS just saying I’m at higher risk of getting I’ll and and being hospitalised and that I should follow the governments guidelines. I have mild asthma and bicuspid valve. It doesn’t say to shield for 12 weeks. Here is a good link that says who’s at risk...

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Hi all, I hope all of you are well and coping with the lockdown. At what size is a aortic enlargement classed as a aneurysm? Cheers Ali

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