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Aortic aneurysm treatments
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Surgery to repair the aneurysm

Posted Jun 9, 2018 by Marilyn Dixon 2500
Treatment is largely dependent on the size of the aneurysm. Initial treatment may be prescription of medication to lower blood pressure. Reducing blood pressure will reduce the risk of dissection.

If an aneurysm continues to grow, surgical intervention is considered as the main treatment to remove the aneurysm.

Posted Feb 7, 2019 by Jack 300
depending on the affected part of the Aorta they Might do an open chest ( for a Type A) or for a type B they open the chest Under the upper arm all the way to the hip bone in the worst cases and AT the same time they Cath often the Femoral artery and Hook you up on the Heart Lung machine to allow them to BYpass your Aorta ( Try changing your cars Radiator hoses without getting soaked and blowing the engine with it Running your the same way ... so the cool your Blood as it goes through the Heart lung Pump Considerably, and typically the actual working time should be kept below 45 Minutes the add the cool down time and Warm up time post surgery ends up a few hours . They learned that people who fell through the ice in winter who were recovered within an hour could be resuscitated successfully and often with Minimal damage to the brain while summertime drownings 10 minutes and your brain is soup ... This does leave some folks with deficits using a Dacron Graft which is sewn into the upper and lower area using felt to strengthen the bond is the traditional method technology also gives Us catheter born tools WHere they might again use a Femoral artery and fish the cath all the way up and deploy a Graft which compresses the "false Lumen" back and keeps in in place They Make it sound like the be all end all (endovascular "pun" there) but the technique is only doable in certain cases but laying around for 2 or 3 days recovering is way better the a month I was IN hospital and 3 years home .....

Posted Oct 10, 2019 by Jim 5641
Watch and wait until the surgeon decides is best for you. Every person is different and based on their history.
Blood pressure medications are often used
Once it reaches the size of needing fixed, it must be repaired either by open surgery or TEVAR

Posted Oct 21, 2019 by Kim 3000
Take control of your hypertention
Have aneurism measured regularly.
Stop smoking if you do smoke.

Posted Jan 21, 2020 by Elmarie 4550

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