Morning everyone,
Had AVR replacement/aneurysm repair back in '99 and have been doing well ever since. However, since I have a BAV I pushed the doctor this year to do a CT scan. When I spoke to the nurse she said everything was stable and looked good but that I would be getting a CT scan every year from now on.
When I got a copy of the report I was surprised to see two aneurysms noted. I assume they're not large enough to worry about but I'd like to get some of the opinions of the "vets" on this board about the results. Here they are:
"At the level of the distal anastomosis of the graft, the aorta measures approximately 3.0 cm in diameter. The maximum diameter of the ascending aorta prior to the brachiocephalic artery is approximately 4.5 cm. There is aneurysmal dilation of the brachiocephalic artery. It measures approximately 2.6 cm just above its origin. The origin of the left common carotid artery is aneurysmal and measures 1.8 cm in maximum dimension."
No other significant dilations were noted on the report. Other measurements were :
3.0 - diameter of the aortic arch between the brachiocephalic artery and left common carotid artery.
2.0 - diameter of the aortic arch beterrn the left common carotid artery and left subclavian artery.
2.8 - diameter of the aortic arch just distal to the left subclavian artery.
As mentioned, the size of these must not be significant enough to worry about but if anyone has any thoughts, opinions, or prior experience with this type of thing I'd love to hear it. I just don't want to think that these are going to advance to the size where I need surgery again.
Thanks in advance and hope everyone is well.
Cheers,
Michelle
Had AVR replacement/aneurysm repair back in '99 and have been doing well ever since. However, since I have a BAV I pushed the doctor this year to do a CT scan. When I spoke to the nurse she said everything was stable and looked good but that I would be getting a CT scan every year from now on.
When I got a copy of the report I was surprised to see two aneurysms noted. I assume they're not large enough to worry about but I'd like to get some of the opinions of the "vets" on this board about the results. Here they are:
"At the level of the distal anastomosis of the graft, the aorta measures approximately 3.0 cm in diameter. The maximum diameter of the ascending aorta prior to the brachiocephalic artery is approximately 4.5 cm. There is aneurysmal dilation of the brachiocephalic artery. It measures approximately 2.6 cm just above its origin. The origin of the left common carotid artery is aneurysmal and measures 1.8 cm in maximum dimension."
No other significant dilations were noted on the report. Other measurements were :
3.0 - diameter of the aortic arch between the brachiocephalic artery and left common carotid artery.
2.0 - diameter of the aortic arch beterrn the left common carotid artery and left subclavian artery.
2.8 - diameter of the aortic arch just distal to the left subclavian artery.
As mentioned, the size of these must not be significant enough to worry about but if anyone has any thoughts, opinions, or prior experience with this type of thing I'd love to hear it. I just don't want to think that these are going to advance to the size where I need surgery again.
Thanks in advance and hope everyone is well.
Cheers,
Michelle