Ascending Aortic Dilatation (& Dissection) Associated With Bicuspid Aortic Valve

[The Thief]

I just wrote the following blog post on the topic of Ascending Aortic Dilatation Associated With Bicuspid Aortic Valve. I found some very useful resources that can help patient and doctor decide when to choose elective surgery under these conditions. In the post I include the article that explains how a simple calculation can be used to compare aortic (aneurysm) size vs. body size which apparently is an indicator. I also included a Relative Aortic Size calculator that I found on another website.

I plugged in my data and I am still under the criteria, though I am going in for surgery on Nov 25th, 2013. Better early than late.

Check it out here: http://robovalve.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/ascending-aortic-dilatation-associated-with-bicuspid-aortic-valve/

 

[Rachel]

Thanks for posting that calculator - it's very helpful!

I had my surgery already (2 years ago) - and I remember how frustrating it was not knowing if my 5.2cm aortic aneurysm was a problem or not (this was before I found this forum - and I had a terrible doctor the first time around)

At my height and weight - 4.4 puts me over the edge......scary when I think about it!!!

BTW - LOVE your blog!

Rachel

 

[ottagal]

This is great info and very pertinent. I just started a thread about a newly discovered aneurysm so I am still under the surgery threshold (but. closer than I like) even with being indexed to body size.