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i know a lot of this is in signatures, but thought it would be interesting to see it in a single thread. something along the lines of: valve: ie BAV or TAV with or without regurgitation dilatation or aneurysm size/location: ie size in cm/mm, and location (root, acending, arch, etc)

themalteser, You, Roxx and I suffer from a severe anxiety component which makes managing this situation a bit more of a challenge for us compared to those without, but I have some news. Due to my anxiety I have gone for multiple 2nd, 3rd and even 4th opinions. My insurance company must HATE...

stumbled upon the following post during a google search: curious if any of you know of this doctors work/research and know of any pubications which would support the above. this perspective pushes the normal root range well beyond what i have seen in any other studies (up to 4.2 w/ a BSA over 2).

Scott, I have had similar anxiety comments on my notes and while I can't recall them word for word, I know I was actually aggravated at what was written. Ignoring the anxiety component, it appears your chances of requiring surgery are lower then your chances of needing it (at this point...

about 3 weeks ago i submitted a saliva sample for testing which is stated to pick up on any genetic issues of causation (at least those we know of anyway). i should call soon to get those results, they should be in shortly i would imagine. the technology we really need is a non-invasive way to...

Scott we have some striking similarities.. *if it wasn't one heath issue it was another *I never drink alcohol anymore (did in college and IF i went out after), but general health is more important for me plus i have NO interest in alcohol *Never smoke *Rarely take any drugs (pain killers...

Roxx, Chiming in as I understand the anxiety component as a sufferer myself. Statistically speaking, from your numbers (and stated by others here), you are in the ‘normal’ range and as others stated I don’t think it is even fair to classify you with aortic or valve disease at this point. As...

Thanks, nice read... I have a BSA of 1.9 (5'11" @ 170#). At 35 that puts me at a 3.7 root max... I notice that article is from 2005 and a doctor had told me that normal aortic root measurements had changed (max got smaller). I assume some time between 2000 and today. Then I also heard they...

my own anxiety at the time. unfortunate, but i was mentally a mess at the time the CT scan was written and didn't do the contrast as told to. now i am dealing with having less information.... at the time i had a cardiologist who was in and out and i am a patient that needs to understand as...

just curious.. the symptoms i experience are what originally lead me back to the doctors. i occasionally experience a strong beating hearts (palpatations) and have a consistent pain/burning behind the sternum (and at times a stabbing pain under the left nipple of chest area). this pain, while...

ElectLive, As stated in the other thread, many thanks for your contributions to this forum. While unfortunate, some doctors cannot devote the time that some patients (like I) would really benefit from. For some the physical situation won’t change but the discussion, knowledge and clarity...

ElectLive, I must echo BB as you post some very detailed and comprehensive information which I (and likely all here) found invaluable. You are one of the contributors to this forum where I have found myself searching for your posts regardless of exact relevance to my situation. While all I...

to clarify, the tech didn't give any info. curious how i got a 'normal' reading and then another doctor brought up the same images from that report, took a measurement and got a different reading. we are talking 3.7 vs 4.2...

4.2 via echo (2004, 2011 and 2012). 4.3 via CT w/o contrast in 2012. appears to be stable at this point...

An experience which bothered me a bit and I don’t know if I am overreacting or if it is warranted. Had echo in 2011 showed a normal aortic root. Questioned the Cardiologist because the echo reminded me that years earlier someone mentioned the root was enlarged. Cardiologist dismissed my...

what is Roxx speaking about above? at 2.3-2.5 it cannot be aortic area?

how is aortic valve area calculated? i do not see it on my echo reports (though there is a note of no stenosis or regurgitation on the aortic valve). all the other valves leak, just the aortic valve make a good seal despite the enlarged root. puzzling...

i don't want to throw off the voting, but while i do not have a BAV, i do suffer from migraine aura. (i do have a 4.2 aortic root for what that is worth)...

RBCola, believe it or not i was diagnosed with boaderline hypertension last year (maybe stress induced). i was told to take BP meds (tropol) by my GP. i decided to increase the cardio and eat better. bear in mind this was all before the 2nd 4.2 root diagnosis. i got my cholesterol down from...

i don't have a bav, but don't know where else to really post this... will try and make this as brief as possible but i am covering many years here. i am a 35 year old male with an aorticroot of 4.2, first found in 2004. In 2004, i felt like i was having a rapidheart beat and palpitations, for...