LonMel
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This is my first post to the group. I find this site inspirational and informative!
For the last several years I've been going for echoes, MRs, CTs and nuclear stress tests. I've been diagnosed with an aortic root aneurysm and severe aortic insufficiency and enlargement of my LV. My pressure gradient has been getting wider. I am a distance rollerskater and so far unaffected by my condition, although this could cause my LV to enlarge. Most of my symptoms are at rest such as fluttering and palpitations. I had a chat with my surgeon today and the challenge is determine when my cardiac reserve becomes compromised before real damage happens. The plan is to have an echo every six months. I intend to have the Ross procedure when it is time - how did you know it was time?
Lon
For the last several years I've been going for echoes, MRs, CTs and nuclear stress tests. I've been diagnosed with an aortic root aneurysm and severe aortic insufficiency and enlargement of my LV. My pressure gradient has been getting wider. I am a distance rollerskater and so far unaffected by my condition, although this could cause my LV to enlarge. Most of my symptoms are at rest such as fluttering and palpitations. I had a chat with my surgeon today and the challenge is determine when my cardiac reserve becomes compromised before real damage happens. The plan is to have an echo every six months. I intend to have the Ross procedure when it is time - how did you know it was time?
Lon