wat is aortic aneurism?
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An aortic aneurysm involves the aorta, one of the large arteries that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. The aorta bulges at the site of the aneurysm like a weak spot on an old worn tire.\n You can read more here\nhttp://www.medicinenet.com/abdominal_aortic_aneurysm/article.htm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiovascular
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whats acitis\nor u mean ascites
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A stroke, or CVA [cerebral vascular accident], is a medical term for an event where the brain does not get enough blood flow (whether is due to a leak or a blockage).  The nervous tissue in the brain requires a constant supply of blood (because it carries oxygen).  If this supply is insufficient, the nervous tissue will die, and therefore parts of the brain tissue dies.  The brain is the center of the nervous system.
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Larry - I'm somewhat appalled that people are chiming in with answers to your health care questions when it is clear that they don't know what you're talking about.  A person's health is not something one should be so cavalier about.  To clarify this for others, coarctation of the aorta is a condition in which there is underdevelopment of a segment of the aorta, generally at about the level of the left subclavian artery.  This can range from a mild narrowing to complete interruption of the aortic arch.  Many surgical procedures have been used to repair coarctations including: resection of the tight segment followed by end-to-end anastamosis; resection followed by placement of a prosthetic (or artificial) graft; patch augmentation of the tight segment, augmentation of the tight segment using a portion of the left subclavian artery; and ascending-to-descending aortic bypass in which a prosthetic (artificial) graft is used to create a detour around the narrow segment.\n\nIt sounds like you underwent the last procedure which was first performed, I believe, at the Mayo Clinic.  One of the first papers on this procedure by Heidi Connolly, MD, described 18 patients who underwent the same procedure between 1985 and 2000.  In that cohort, all patients were followed for an average of 4 years at which time all the grafts had remained open.  More recently, a group from Russia reported on 52 patients who underwent the procedure since 1987.  Patients were followed for an average of about 7 years (ranging from 2 years to 11 years) at which time all grafts had remained open.\n\nThe bypass procedure that we use for patients with coarctation is VERY DIFFERENT from the more common bypass surgery that is done for coronary artery disease!  It is important that you do not get the two confused as Samantha and foni.toni have done.  Given the size of the bypass needed to accomodate the large amount of blood flow, ascending-to-descending aortic bypass is always done with a prosthetic graft.  The veins from your legs that are used for coronary bypass are much too small.  At the same time, because of the high flow of blood through an aortic bypass graft, occlusion of these grafts is VERY RARE as opposed to the 50% loss at 10 years that we see in coronary bypass grafts that are taken from the leg.  Keep in mind, though, that we have only been doing aortic bypass grafts for about 20 years and in MUCH smaller numbers than for coronary bypass surgery, so we don't have as much experience with them to be able to say if they will stay open forever.\n\nIt is very important for you to continue to follow up with a cardiologist who is specially trained in congenital heart disease!  It is appropriate to get routine imaging to make sure that the graft is still open and that no leaks or aneurysms have developed.  If you have further questions on this, please don't hesitate to contact me, but again, I urge you to maintain regular follow-up with your cardiologist!  Good luck!
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blocage in the arteries straining the heart and creating tears when there is lack of blood in the ventricles. if is not clear enough check out www.howstuffworks.com
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The origin (beginning) of the heart arteries at the aorta (the big vessel your heart pumps directly into)
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Supposedly a blood clot.
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Um, you better get to a doctor ASAP. It sounds like a heart attack, or heart murmur. And don't laugh it off, even if you think you're too young. I had a co-worker who had a terrible heart attack at age 19. It happened at work, she was complaining about something similar to yours. A few hours later, she stood up to leave, and just passed out. We had to call the ambulance. She survived, but had to quit working.
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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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You should just have regular echo cardiograms to monitor the health of your heart.  Some people with a bicuspid aortic valve get narrowing.  The narrowing will cause shortness of breath or chest pain with activity.  If you don't have that problem than there are no limitations and sex is just fine.  Have fun!
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I don't think there is a known association in between dengue fever and aortic dissection, its mainly a risk of hemorrhagic death, if you are not a local of these areas then avoid going all these endemic places, good luck
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Yes...actually the ascending and descending aorta from the heart is slightly larger...the abdominal is just a continuation of that vessel.
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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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There are different kinds. I assume you mean a cerebral aneurysm. There are congenital conditions that cause them. Often, there is no indication that there is a problem until after there is a rupture, causing stroke-like symptoms or death.\n\nIn a stroke, an artery becomes clogged, thus causing anoxia in the tissue that the artery serves. In a ruptured aneurysm, there is anoxia to the tissue, and there is also increased intracranial pressure caused by the blood flowing out of the vessel and into the surrounding tissue.\n\nThe more common fatal aneurysm is the abdominal aortic aneurysm. When these rupture, cause of death is massive internal bleeding and loss of circulation. These are nearly always fatal when they rupture. Common warning signs are a pain in the back or flank area or a palpable mass in the upper abdomen. But some people may develop no symptoms or warning for this kind of aneurysm, either.
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The research that has been done does not clearly state whether aneurysms are genetic or not.  Patrick Walsh, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin, said that he is frequently asked if aneurysms are hereditary, but the answer is not really known. Because the incidence of aneurysm is fairly high in the general population (about 3% as found on autopsy), you could expect to see a couple of people in a large extended family with them, just by the odds. In some families there may be a genetic link.
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If you're not sure what this is you should call 911 or have someone take you to the ER NOW!!You shouldn't chance things like that it could be your heart!