what is aortic ectasia?
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Ectasia is a dilation.  An aortic ectasia is the same thing as an aortic aneurysm.  \n\nEctasia = Dilation or distention of a tubular structure.\n\nhttp://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/ectasia\n\nTo read more about this conditon, try the links provided below.
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De Musset was a famous poet who commented on his head bobbing to the beat of his heart while writing to his lover. This same lover was probably responsible for the Syphilis that caused him to have an incompetent aortic valve, which caused severe aortic regurgitation. Years later the sign of "head bobbing" in severe aortic regurgitation is called the De Musset sign.\n\nHope that helps!
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any increase in ef is usually good.It means your heart is pumping more efficiently. The main thing you should worry about is why(leaky heart valve, virus, alcohol consumption) your heart was dilated in the first place and try to fix it. The aortic size is harder to evaluate the place I work at now that would be large but other places use different measurements and that could be normal. Go to www.seemyheart.org its a web site by the American society of Echocardiography for patients to understand there results
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http://www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz/physiome/images/images_map.php might be your best bet.\n\nAlso, \nhttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/images/vsd_heart.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/vsd/vsd_what.html&h=349&w=450&sz=64&tbnid=fxd3FVDlV94MOM:&tbnh=96&tbnw=124&hl=en&start=3&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dheart%2Bin%2Bcross%2Bsection%2Bdetail%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG\nhttp://www.heartdiseasefocus.com/valvular-heart-disease/heart-valves.php\nand \nhttp://www.heartsite.com/html/the_heart.html\nmight be useful. \n\nYou can also do a Google image search (I did Heart "cross section") for more diagrams.
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Look at this website and get to a doctor immediately!!\n\nhttp://www.heartinfo.org/hrtatkang.html
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Local dilatation (dilatation of blood vessels).
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What is aortic regurgitation? \nThe aortic valve is between the heart's left ventricle and the aorta, the large artery that receives blood from the heart's left ventricle and distributes it to the body. Regurgitation means the valve doesn't close properly, and blood can leak backward through it. This means the left ventricle must pump more blood than normal, and will gradually get bigger because of the extra workload. Aortic regurgitation can range from mild to severe. Some people may have no symptoms for years. But as the condition worsens, symptoms will appear. These can include\n\n\nfatigue (especially during times of increased activity) \nshortness of breath \nedema (retention of fluid) in certain parts of the body such as the ankles \nheart arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats) \nangina pectoris (chest pain or discomfort caused by reduced blood supply to the heart muscle) \nWhat causes aortic regurgitation?\n\nAortic regurgitation can be caused by several things. It may be due to a bicuspid aortic valve. This is a congenital (existing at birth) deformity of the valve. In it, the valve has two cusps (flaps) rather than the normal three cusps. It can also be found in other kinds of congenital heart disease. Aortic regurgitation can also be caused by infections of the heart, such as rheumatic fever or infective endocarditis. Diseases that can cause the aortic root (the part of the aorta attached to the ventricle) to widen, such as the Marfan syndrome or high blood pressure, are other causes.\n\nWhat should be done?\n\nPatients with mild aortic regurgitation who have few or no symptoms need to see their physician regularly. As conditions worsen, medications may be used. These drugs can help regulate the heart rhythm, rid the body of fluids to control edema, and/or help the left ventricle pump better.\n\nSerious cases may require surgical treatment. This involves replacing the diseased valve with an artificial one.\n\nPeople with aortic regurgitation are at increased risk for developing an infection of the valve (endocarditis). They need to take antibiotics before certain dental or surgical procedures.
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Aortic stenosis (AS) is a condition where the last valve going out of the heart is not opening wide enough as the blood is being pumped out of the ventricle (the largest chamber of the heart).  AS can be a rather serious condition and if symptomatic, usually manifests in shortness of breath, lack of tolerance to exercise, and chest pain.  It may have no symptoms for many years other than a harsh mumur heard by stethoscope.  \n\nI have known cases where mild or moderate stenosis is monitored for sometime until it progresses to severe and/or becomes symptomatic.  This sometimes takes 20 years or more in an adult.  Regular monitoring via echocardiogram should be done serially (maybe once a year until there's evidence of decline then every 3 months) to gauge the condition's progress.  There is a point where the condition made be stable for some time.  Once it gets critical its time to fix it.  \n\nTo fix the problem an open heart procedure and new valve needs to be implanted.  This is a big surgery and should not be done unless absolutely indicated.  \n\nTwo types of valves exist.  Tissue valves and mechanical valves.  The tissue valves have shorter lives but do not require chronic anticoagulation medication.  Mechanical valves last for a long time and do not wear out but DO require oral anticoagulation medication.  \n\nThere are special issues with children considering the fact that their heart is going to grow and therefore require a different size valve as the heart grows.  I have not direct experience with valve replacement with children but I would imagine you want to delay the surgery for as long as possible until his/her heart is close to adult size if possible (eliminating the need to go in multiple times to replace the valve as it becomes too small).  \n\nYour goals would need to be balanced between watching for symptoms, reducing the need for multiple surgeries, and managing the condition once the surgery has been done with the need for anticoagulation medication or not.
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Vena cava and Aorta are parallel near to the heart but, they change courses soon.
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Well I've seen a few traumatic aortic ruptures in my life, they are common in high speed side impacts (t-bone). Head on collisions produce traumatic head injuries when you go "up and over" and pelvic fractures in the "down and under." All nasty things to have.
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leriche syndrome is caused by saddle thrombus of the common iliac artery. you need a doppler or angio to assess the extent. see a vascular surgeon
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ectopia:  An abnormal location or position of an organ or a body part, occurring congenitally or as the result of injury\n\nneuronal:  pertaining to a neuron
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - a medical emergency.  Call 911.
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This depends, if you just feel it/sense it, then it probably doesn't matter; however, if you are palpating (pressing) a few inches above your umbilicus/belly button and feel a pulsating mass then it is a medical problem and you should consult your physician immediately as you may have an abdominal aortic anyerism (AAA). If you are talking about "feeling" your heartbeat as your whole stomah when excited, or laying flat, it likely just feels weird and is not important. If it is an AAA, and ruptures, you would likely be dead before medical treatment could be provided. Don't delay if you feel it is serious.
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I think you mean vasovagal syncope.  \n\n"Vasovagal syncope is the common faint that may be experienced by normal persons with no evidence of heart disease."\n\nhttp://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/408/754/Vasovagal_Syncope.html
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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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It's probably more annoying than life-threatening.  Sometimes a compressed vertrebral disk or spinal nerve can do this.  You have not described cardiac involvement.  Please don't ask for an online diagnosis and ignore any that you are given.  I suggest you see your health care provider for evaluation.