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Hey all, It's been years since I've posted or really paid much attention to my aneurysm. To my delight, I'm still kicking it in the waiting room so I figured I would probe for updates. Does anyone know if they've figured out yet if Losartan will help with a BAV-related aneurysm, the way it does...

Here's a "Life Hack" to speed up and automate reporting your INR to Alere. After having received my new Coaguchek XS from Alere, I immediately noticed that they expect me to call their "Toll Free" line and recall/enter several strings of numbers. I dislike paper, and I don't want to waste my...

Hey guys, been feeling like crap and cognitively... challenged... for the last week or so and I just happened to get a blood test for Iron that showed total iron of 57mcg/dl and iron saturation of 15.7%. Normal ranges are 65-150 for total iron, and above 20% for Iron Saturation My PCP sent me a...

I hereby designate this thread the Food blogging area. Post what you ate here... pictures optional but would be awesome. I'm interested to see what the biggest "losers" in the Cooker Throwdowns™ are eating. I'll start it off: Tonight I had two cauliflower and american cheese whole wheat...

Here's my goal for this thread and the poll ^ above: I want to see if there's a correlation with respiratory issues such as COPD, asthma, or sleep apnea and aortic aneurysms. UofM recently mailed out a survey to people with thoracic aortic aneurysms asking them if they have either been...

After posting/reading posts about the ross procedure, it occured to me that my pulmonary artery may be compromised too... so I measured serial ct scans of mine. Here's the results: 2001 - 2.5cm 2008 - 2.6cm 2009 - 2.8cm 9/1/10 - 3.0cm @ local hospital 9/16/10 - 3.0cm @ UofM I do NOT like the...

Hey guys, if I drank heavily this weekend... like more than I have in several years... should I be concerned or do anything like recheck my INR sooner than the prescribed 4 weeks from now? Also, what typically happens to a person's INR when they drink? Does it tend to increase or decrease...

I've had two surgeons tell me that they simply won't use MRI's to evaluate the aorta. They both claim that the images derived from an MRA/MRI are not "clear" enough for them. A nurse called it a "dirty picture"... but not that kind :) I don't think I've ever read that an MRI is less accurate...

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Hey folks, I've been having neck pain on and off for months now... probably since August. It's usually on the right side, but I've also had it on the left. I had a ct scan of my neck back in October to rule out big problems with the arteries and nothing showed up. The pain is relieved right...

I want to make this one of those 'game' type forum threads where everyone just kinda follows the premise of the thread. Basically just say what beta blockers you've taken, and what you've noticed about them, or what you think about them. Everyone has an opinion of some sort about beta blockers...

Hey guys, want to pick your brain on this- I had a blood draw a few days ago by a student (it hurt pretty bad at the time) and now my arm is unusually sore... in weird ways. When I extend my arm, it hurts up and down my arm. When I touch my arm anywhere within 4" above the puncture site, it...

Is it just me, or is there almost a complete blackout of knowledge when it comes to what is actually wrong with the bicuspid aorta? Maybe this is a silly question, but have any molecular biologists looked at and contrasted the normal aorta vs the bicuspid aorta under a microscope? Maybe we...

If they were like half the price, I would pop for one... curious if anyone has one at their house. They run about 1300 bucks right now. AED = Automatic External Defibrillator I'd be ashamed to tell my friends about it - or my extended family for that matter - but left ventricular hypertrophy +...

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Have you ever heard of a twenty-something (or younger) first time patient in a non-emergency setting that did not make it through a Bentall procedure? Or made it through but with some serious complication? If you know of someone that didn't turn out, did they have other comorbidities?

I've read that 60% of people who have had their coarctation repaired will require, as adults, medicines to treat high blood pressure. Why is this? What's the mechanism of action?

Who else has felt a sensation of impending doom distinctly different than anxiety that accompanied a bigger heart/cardiovascular problem? Do you think it's a symptom - our bodies trying to tell us something - or is it just an emotional problem? It seems like many doctors would argue any form...

Hey Gang, I just want to let everyone know about this study they just started at the University of Michigan for Bicuspid Aortic Valvers and ex BAVs. They're registering 500 people for a fairly passive / retrospective study of their "charts", and they're going to follow the subjects in the future...

Warning: Toxic morale ahead. Is anyone else sick of being in the waiting room for an aneurysm or valve replacement? Does it seem like an exercise in futility to anyone else? I was calling it the "living room" for a while, but my tolerance is just too low for waiting for the big something or...