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"Can the Watchman Treat AFib After Surgery?"

I had a Mitral Valve Repair about 11 years ago. I believe the repair is successful and only have trace leaking. I then had a cardiac ablation for Atrial Fibrillation about 7 years ago. The ablation seemed to also have worked on the A-fib. I never really had any exercise tolerance, however. I struggle to walk up hills or stairs, for example.

I then had a CT scan and learned that I had an Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm of about 4.5 CM. I also have something called an "Incidental superficial myocardial bridge involving mid LAD". The cardiologist thought that the myocardial bridge might be causing the exercise intolerance and I might need an "unroofing".

Has anyone have any experience with myocardial bridges? Or the unroofing surgery? Could I get it done at the same time as fixing the aortic aneurysm?

Hi-


My "D Dimer" score was 0.50 ug(FEU)/ml and .5 or more is considered high.


How serious is this? Has anyone else had similar results? I have an enlarged Aorta. Could this be the cause?

I am a 60 yr old male.


Bill

Hi-

I had a Mitral Valve Repair 11 years ago and am 60 years old male in mostly good health.

I just had a CT scan and discovered that my Aorta had dilated to 4.4 CM in a year-- "Mildly dilated aortic root sinus of Valsalva 4.4 cm."

This enlargement happened in the last year and I know that the Aorta was normal sized in mid 2020.

How common is this? Is this sudden?

I am also wondering if I have a connective tissue disease (Marfan's or something else. I do not have any of the telltale signs of Marfans but have had:

-Enlargement of the Aorta (4.4 CM); This is new.

- Mitral Valve repair

- Cataract

- Double jointed elbows

- Indented Sternum

- Weird knees

- Other hernias

- Mother has pigeon chest


My BP is rarely over 120/80 and my resting pulse has always hovered around 60 bpm.

What might be the cause of the Aorta enlargement? I am seeing more specialists next week. What should I ask them?


Thanks in advance!



Bill Clark