what is calsified aorta and is it dangerous at age 37?
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The main problem with aortic valve calcification is aortic stenosis (the valve doesn't open all the way) and Aortic Insufficiency, where the valve doesn't close properly and allows blood to flow backwards into the heart.  However, depending on the amount of calcification, this may not be a problem you will experience.
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Ossification is the gradual conversion of cartilage or other tissue into bone. At birth ossification is not complete, there are still may membrane filled spaces in the skull, these are called fontanels or "soft spots". Most bone growth occurs during childhood, and ossification of most bones is usually complete by age 25. The 5 bones of the sacrum fuse together from ages 18 to 25. When all bone growth is complete the body is said to be skeletally mature.\n\nThe soft spots of the skull generally firm up by age 2.
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John Ritter died in real life on September 11, 2003 from and aortic disseection. He was 55 years old.
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What is 'normal'?  When you can answer that you can answer your own question.\n\nThe chances of heart attack at your age are slim, assuming you are a 'normal' person.  In other words, as long as you aren't obese, do some exercise, eat sensibly and there is no history of heart attack at a young age in your family, it's not something you should worry too much about.\n\nAs for being normal, back in the 80s one of my younger sisters (she'd have been 12 or so) was constantly worried about the threat of nuclear war.  So as I say, what is 'normal'?\n\nMind you, if that is all that you have to worry about in your life then you are quite a lucky person.
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I'm not a surgeon but have a lot of personal experience with angioplasty.  Arrhythmia can be detected on an ECG as it is an abnormal beat.  If it develops there are numerous options to control from pace makers to medication.  Just depends on the type.  Aortic diseases refer to blockage in the aorta.  This is the major artery in the body as all blood flows through it and it supplies all organs except the lungs with oxygenated blood.  Like any artery it can become diseased and block off.  This artery is checked when the doctor performs the angiogram.  (If the doctor accessed the heart by going through the groin then he entered the aorta to get to the heart) This artery can be cleared as any other and if the blockage is serious enough they can bypass it using an artificial artery.\n\nRelaxing will be a key to feeling better.  Any heart procedure can be scary and it takes awhile to get a good mental control over the episode.  Just don't dwell on it.  It may not be a bad idea to consult a mental health clinic.  Just like any organ the brain is subject to some strange reactions.  Mental health clinics are a good source of professionals trained to deal with things such as anxiety and depression which can occur after a heart procedure.\n\nGood luck and i hope your father is soon better.
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First of all, DON'T listen to these answers. These people have no idea what they are talking about. No one could. Do you think someone could diagnose you properly online, doctor or not? No! Get to your cardiologist. If you don't have one, get one. Don't put this off. If you have an AICD, a cardiologist had to put it in. Also, don't you get it checked every three months, or so? If you have problems, you can have it checked anytime. Like pain, your symptoms are a warning. Listen to them.\n\nGrizz\n\n\nIf you are a layman, stay out of this catagory. You have no business answering ANY medical questions. Do you realize how much danger you could be putting people in? Obviously, you don't. Well intentioned does not count. Telling someone they may need a heart transplant. Unbelievable.This is a horrific problem. DO NOT give your opinions, because that's all they are. Your opinions could actually kill someone. I just don't understand the gall people have. It's absolutly insane.
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no, it should be more than five years to cause irreversable damage.  you may want to take the vitamin coq 10 though.  it will bring high blood pressure down and help dissolve small blockages.
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My grandfather had congestive heart failure;he had a leaky valve that was non-operable . He still lived to be 88 years old;he lived for 15 years with that condition. Another close family member was diagnosed with congestive heart failure at age 48;he should have a normal life expectancy anyway. Medicines are much better than they were 30 years ago. We also now know that diet is very important:stay away from high sodium foods which can kill a person with congestive heart failure because it causes serious fluid retention. People much younger than your brother have been diagnosed with heart failure;children have it also because heart failure occurs when an illness damages the heart muscle. Some people are born with defective hearts. There maybe a chance that after your brother regains his strength that the cardiologists may want to try to operate on the main artery.Doctors do not want to operate on people who are very frail because it is a very stressful recovery.For now,your brother needs to take his medications,follow his diet.For more information,go to the website of The American Heart Association. Also,look up mywebmd.com.
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The aortic valve is the gateway between the left ventricle and the aorta.  This is where fresh oxygenated blood is pumped out to the entire body.  There are a variety of diseases that can require replacement of this valve, including aortic stenosis where the valve does not properly open and close, or an aortic insufficiency where the valve allows backflow of blood from the aorta back into the left ventricle of the heart.\n\nThere are two major types of aortic valve replacements - mechanical valves and biologic/tissue valves.  Mechanical valves have been around longer and subsequently have a very refined safety and efficacy profile.  The downside is that after the procedure, the patient must be put on blood thinners for the rest of their life.  Biologic/tissue valves do not need subsequent blood thinner treatment and therefore may benefit younger, generally healthy patients.  However, it has been shown that the durability of tissue valves may be lower than mechanical valves, which may require a repeat operation later in life.\n\nThere is a variation to the above procedures called the Ross procedure.  This procedure replaces the faulty aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve.  The pulmonary valve is then replaced with a tissue valve.  The rationale for doing this is that more strain is put on the aortic valve and therefore having the person's own anatomy in that place is preferable to having a weaker mechanical or tissue valve.  The pulmonary valve, which only pumps to the lungs (and therefore doesn't have to pump as hard) can withstand having a tissue valve, which isn't as durable.  In addition, this approach does not require blood thinners after the operation.\n\nCurrent cardiac surgery research is trying to investigate if valve replacement can be done in a minimally invasive way using catheter devices.
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Sometimes you get a lot of stupid answers when you ask questions here.  Just ignore them.\n\nChest pain during climax is not a good thing.  I hope the other doctor your gyn sent you to is a cardiologist.  If not, you should see one.  Your mother dying from a heart attack at 40 puts you in the high risk group.  Your doctor should test your cholesterol level.  You should be given a stress test.  During this test you will do exercises (running on a tredmill, I think) while you are hooked up to a computer to watch your heart.  Also, if you are on birth control, call your doctor in the morning and ask if it is safe for you to be taking it.  I remember reading about birth control increasing risk for blood clotts.\n\nGood Luck.
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He should get checked for hyper and hypo-thyroids this can cause high stress, high blood pressure, and many other problems at a young age honestly to have high blood pressure at 27 you would have to eat extremely bad it is rare for someone that young to have high blood pressure from eating habits so stress test and thyroid test I would be willing to bet on one of those. Unless he is extremely over weight.No matter what the case may be you would be amazed of the power of drinking lots of water (80oz. or more) everyday.
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YEs! Very bad indeed. It can cause ellevated bllod pressure and high risk of blood clot.
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The risks really aren't that bad, as long as you continue to have your yearly check-up. They increase after the age of thirty IF you are a smoker. There's an increase in the risk of strokes and blod clots I think. Hope this helps.
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My mother went through that surgery 35 years ago, she was 14, and had a 69º curve in her spine that was shaped like an S. It's a lot different now than it was then. She recently corresponded with a 13 year old that had it done and encouraged her and sent photos of what she looked like and such explaining that she was glad that they did the surgery. The girl that had the surgery done was up and walking in 3 weeks and back to normal in 6 weeks, of course there's things you can't do for  a certian period of time, but the proceedure now is 100% better than what my mom went through. \n I have scoliosis, it's not nearly as bad as my mothers but it does hurt as you get older. \nGood Luck and we'll be praying for you and you daughter especially.
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Basically, it's plaque buildup in your aorta.  Atheromas can cause embolisms, stroke, etc.
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Depends on the age and general health of the person and what type of procedure they used to facilitate the fusion. I know a 72 year old female who had a fusion with stabilizing metal rods and they used her own bone harvested from her iliac crest. Count on a year to 16 months before you feel like your old self if this same technique was used. She also had to wear a stiff brace and received no physical therapy. It might not be so bad for a younger person.
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It's a little high. But that could be from you being edgy, having just drank a soda (caffiene speeds up your heart rate) and out of shape. Best way to get it to go down is exercise. I'm fairly in shape and my resting heart rate is about 70.