What are the symptoms of an aortic aneurysm in a horse?

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I am writing a book and in the book a horse dies of an aortic aneurysm. When the horse is about to die, will it's breaths come short and in gasps? And What are the symptoms that a horse had an aortic aneurysm?
I'm guessing that it's the same as with people. Severe pain for a while. Then nothing.  (+ info)

How do you deal with an ascending aortic aneurysm?

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My sister has an ascending aortic aneurysm measuring 5.3 cm. It hasn't grown over the past year. She quit smoking when it was diagnosed, but is lethargic, overweight, and suffering from anxiety. She put off surgery in order to loose weight and because the aneurysm hasn't grown. But she panics whenever she experiences an "odd" feeling. I don't know how to help her.
D...she needs this surgery 5.3 is big enough...I had mine fixed at 5.0 and I also had my aortic valve replaced at the same time. Do you guys have Bicuspid aortic valves...its a common occurence to have these 2 things together. The bicuspid foundation has a lot of info about ascending aortic aneurysms.

Here are a couple of web sites that will give you a lot of info you can trust.

http://www.bicuspidfoundation.com/
http://www.valvereplacement.com/

A valve replacement may not be actually what she is needing at the moment but many people on there had both surgeries done (like me) at the same time to save another surgery in 10 yrs time to fix the valve. It will give you both a lot of useful info to think about.

I was not at all scared when I went for my surgery, I was actually excited to get that aneurysm gone so I wasnt in danger from it.  (+ info)

What is the effect of a pacemaker after aortic valve replacement surgery?

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My father, aged 46, had open heart surgery on Wednesday and had his aortic valve replaced with a mechanical valve.

His heart has not yet started up again on it's own (although he is awake) and they are now going to put in a pacemaker on Monday.

I don't really know what all this means. Is it common? What risks are involved? The doctors seem fairly relaxed about the procedure and have ensured us there is nothing to worry about.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.
"His heart has not yet started up again on it's own (although he is awake) and they are now going to put in a pacemaker on Monday."

Your Dad's heart is a muscular organ with four chambers designed specifically to work efficiently , reliably, and continuously over his lifetime. the muscular wall thereof contract on a regulated sequence, which then pumps blood as required by the body while expending as little energy as possible during each heartbeat.

The contractions of the muscle fibers in the heart itself is controlled by electricity that flows through the heart in a precise manner along distinct pathwaysand at a controlled speed.

The electrical current that begins each and every heartbeat originates in your Dad's natural pacemaker, that is the sinus or sinoatrial node, which is located directly at he top of the upper right heart chamber or right atrium. The rate at which your Dad's natural pacemaker discharges its electrical current determines his heart rate. This rate is influenced by nerve impulses and by levels of certain hormones in his bloodstream.

In adults at rest, the normal heart rate is usually between 60 and 100 beats per minute. However, lower rates are possible in young adults, especially if physically fit. Yet, the heart rate is considered by doctors to be normal ONLY when the heart rate is inappropriately fast or is irregular, but also when the electrical impulses travel along abnormal pathways.
Age-related changes in the heart's electrical system make make some arrythmias more likely, possibly as in your Dad's case. An overactive thyroid gland, sometimes...no cause can be found to identify one.

Most arrythmias neither cause symptoms nor interfere with the hearts ability to pump blood, and pose little or no risk, although they can cause considerable anxiety if someone becomes aware of them. However, some , harmless in in themselves, can lead to more serious arrhythmias. Thus, any arrhythmia that IMPAIRS THE HEART'S ABILITY to pump blood adequately is serious stuff. How serious depends on whether the arrhythmia originate in the natural pacemaker of the heart, in the atria, or in the ventricles. Those that originate in the ventricles are more serious than those that originate in the pacemaker. However there are exceptions....

Your Dad's aortic valve replacement may possibly have been due to abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias) that are also known as sequential heartbeats that are irregular, too fast, too slow, or conducted via an abnormal electrical pathway through the heart. For with harmless arrhymthmias, reassurance is treatment enough. In your Dad's case, which I deduce is serious, an artificial pacemaker has been decided to help him regulate his heartbeat.

Please note that sometimes the area of the natural pacemaker were your Dad's surgeon intenionally felt safe to cut into sometimes gets damaged in heart surgeries. ...as all heart surgery are purported to be the taking of risk ...and in a risky situation, some things just happen ...unknowingly and without malice.

The natural pacemaker of your Dad's heart, the sinoatrial node, has two places involved, where when one portion of this natural pacemaker is damaged, the other takes up the slack. Sometime this 'slack' isn't strong enough or does not occur. Thus a pacemaker implant is the decision of the Doctors that will act in place of your Dad's own pacemaker to his benefit. They implant it surgically under the skin, usu. below the left or right collarbone,...then connect it to the heart by running wires inside of the brachiocephalic vein. It's low-energy circuitry and battery designs now last a patient about 10-15 years undesturbed.

When you Dad's heartbeat, after placement, slows below a certain threashhold set by the doctors on the pacemaker, the electronic pacemaker will begin immediately by firing the necessary electrical impulses to assist your Dad in increaseing his heart rate accordingly.

I hope this helps...
Much Love and Respect

N.B.:

I agree with POPO: Your best answers are going to come from the cardiologist who is caring for your father, don't be afraid to ask.  (+ info)

What is a Penetrating Aortic Ulcer and can it be fixed?

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My 88 year old grandfather was just diagnosed with a Penetrating Aortic Ulcer. Can someone explain what this is, what treatments are possible/available and because of his age, can anything really be done to help him? The doctors are still running tests on things but we really want to know what we are looking at, and what to expect. He is terrible pain and he has been in the hospital for a week.
If you are talking about a stomach ulcer, that is eroding into the aorta, then treatment for the ulcer might include IV mediciners. If the ulcer is eroding into the main blood vessel, the aorta, then sometimers pateints will have some GI bleeding, black stool, anemia, etc. This is called a "Sentinal bleed". It may need to be fixed with surgery, a great big deal in an 88 year old. Hopefully, it may be a garden variet stomach ulcer that can be healed with medications alone. Good luck.   (+ info)

Do you know if aortic regurgitation can be a reason to reject an application for immigration to Canada?

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Does it depend on the condition of aortic regurgitation? What if an operation will be made to correct it? Thanks a lot!
That's a good question, I don't want to tell you something and be wrong so here is a link to the site that states all the policies. If nothing else maybe you can get a phone number from it to get a definite response right from the source.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/  (+ info)

How does alcohol affect someone who has been diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis?

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My brother has been diagnosed with aortic valve stenosis and also is a smoker and does drink alcohol on the weekends. He knows smoking should be elimated but what about the effects of alcohol? Does this also contribute to his stenosis?
Hi dear....I think we all know, even the youngest person on this site knows, there are no GOOD things that come from smoking or alcohol. They are both addicting drugs that people do to appease themselves. Think about it.

Alcohol plus smoking are stimulants. A stimulant acts on the body by constricting the blood vessels. Caffeine too. Constricting means to make smaller. He has a valve that is smaller than it should be. No one knows what causes this but hereditary plays an important part.

Anyway, since it is naturally smaller, then one goes and drinks or smokes, the entire aortic artery itself gets smaller, along with the other arteries of the body.

Take a hose. Turn the water on a good strong ways. Then bend the hose on a spot making it difficult for the same amount of water to flow what was earlier. The water coming out the end is not as strong, yet the origin or the water is as strong at the spigot. All this water is being pushed against the bent area but is not getting through fast enough.

The spigot would be the heart. It is still pumping at the same strength it was before the drinking or cigarette, but it is pumping against a brick wall so to speak. The blood is not flowing through the constricted valve, and now not so good through the constricted artery, so it is backing up somewhat as well as the heart tries to pump harder to get it through.

It is a perfect recipe for congestive heart failure in the not too distant future. The heart muscle will enlarge as the muscle is being worked too hard, and that is NOT a good thing for a heart. It will be the ventricle that enlarges. The left ventricle pumps the blood through the lungs and since the enlarged ventricle is larger, it it not as effective, so the blood moves through the heart a little slower than normal and the lungs will pick up excess fluid from the blood and deposit it in the lungs making it very difficult to breathe. Left untreated it can kill you. However, the good news is: Surgery can cure the valve. He can have open heart surgery, and a replacement valve placed. My step dad had this and he was like a new man after. Naturally, he quit smoking after smoking for more than 60 years. He was 72 when he had the surgery.

Anyway, I think you can tell him all this, but he may not listen. That is just the way it is. Give him the knowledge. He will do with it what he will. Say a little prayer.

God bless you and him.

Checkout www.healthline.com. It and www.webmd.com are wonderful sites to find out all about medicines and disease processes.

I am an RN  (+ info)

Is it normal to take days to wake up after a aortic valve replacement surgery?

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My grandfather just had Aortic Valve replacement surgery on Tuesday and is still not waking up....he is almost completely breathing on his own and his vital signs are good but not waking up or moving his body hardly any. He has only moved his left arm and leg very little.
Normally, it is normal for the patient to get out of anesthesia (depending on depth of anesthesia). But it's a long time for him, might be the doctors have sedated him , for reasons they know better.  (+ info)

What is the term to described increased aortic pressure? How does this relate to high blood pressure?

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How does this affect how the heart works and what cardiomyopathies could result from increased aortic pressure?
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What exercise equip in the gym should be avoided with an slight an aortic aneurysm?

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My husband has been diagnosed with a slight aortic aneurysm, he is 74 We have used equipment in the gym, elliptical, bike, weight lifting etc. He also spends at least time on an outdoor 2 mile walk. Are their some of these more dangerous now with this diagnosis?
Do you have any symptoms regarding bowel movement?


Our body, just like the universe, has a pattern which evolves through time. Therefore by including the concept of "time" into the diagnosis, we can predict the pattern of our body, like the way we can predict the patterns in the universe. I am a Licensed Acupuncturist who practices what I call "Time Medicine". For years, I perform my diagnosis by using your gender, birthdate, time of birth, and city and country of birth. I am able to immediately see the pattern, such as the physical appearance, the preference of food, the personality, and most importantly, accurately predict the time of event, and the type of disorder this person has. By understanding the constitution, I am able give my clients awareness as to how to prevent many ailments that may occur in their own pattern.
So did I answer your question?
Send a reply with the information of your gender, birthdate, time of birth, and city and country of birth.
Look forward to conversing with you.  (+ info)

How is blood flow and cardiac output in aortic aneurysm?

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I think you have turbulent blood flow in aortic aneurymsms therefore high bp. But I don't get the blood pressure thing.
If they have high blood pressure, is blood flow to the body and organs good? Or do they have ischemia?
With high blood pressure this can be a sign of shock. The turbulent blood flow won't cause this. Shock being if this has ruptured. The high blood pressure could be the cause of the aneurysm secondary to an under lying cause.  (+ info)

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