Hi there. I don't totally understand your question but the AORTA is a major artery carrying oxygenated blood from your heart to different parts of the body. If there is a tear or a break in this artery, it is life threatening. Hopefully she is under a doctors care and the doctor would suggest corrective surgery to repair it. I don't believe drug therapy is a possibility but please check with the doctor involved. All the best to you and your grandmother and good luck.
2007-04-19 03:55:01
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answered by radtech 3
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Here is one the best topic on Aneurysm, and this will help you a lot:
Treatment
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
The goal of treatment is to prevent rupture of the aneurysm. Generally, your treatment options are to watch and wait or to have surgery. Your decision depends on the size of the aortic aneurysm and how fast it's growing. Here are the general guidelines for abdominal aortic aneurysms:
* Small aneurysm (4 cm or smaller). If you have a small aortic abdominal aneurysm — less than 2 inches, or about 4 centimeters (cm), in diameter — and you have no symptoms, your doctor may suggest a watch-and-wait (observation) approach, rather than surgery. If you choose this approach, your doctor will monitor your aneurysm with periodic ultrasounds, usually every six to 12 months and encourage you to report immediately if you start having abdominal tenderness or back pain — potential signs of a dissection or rupture. Your doctor may also recommend a high blood pressure medication called a beta blocker. Beta blockers decrease the force of blood ejection from the heart to minimize the expansion of the aneurysm. If you are a smoker, you should stop. Your doctor may recommend medications to lower cholesterol. If you have Marfan syndrome, your doctor may recommend an angiotensin receptor blocker, such as losartan, both to lower blood pressure and to try to stabilize the aorta. In general, surgery isn't needed for small aneurysms because the risk of surgery outweighs the risk of rupture.
* Medium aneurysm (between 4 cm and 5.5 cm). It's less clear how the risks of surgery versus waiting stack up in the case of a medium-size aortic abdominal aneurysm. If your aortic aneurysm is between 4 cm and 5.5 cm, you'll need to discuss the benefits and risks of waiting versus surgery and make a decision with your doctor.
* Large (5.5 cm or larger) or fast-growing aneurysm. If you have an aneurysm that is large or growing rapidly (more than 0.5 cm over six months), leaking, tender or painful, you'll probably need surgery. Surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm involves removing the damaged section of the aorta and replacing it with a synthetic tube (graft), which is sewn into place. This procedure requires open-abdominal or open-chest surgery involving a large incision in your chest and lengthy recover time.
A newer treatment for aortic aneurysm involves using a less invasive approach. Doctors attach a synthetic graft to the end of a thin tube (catheter) that's inserted through an artery in your leg and threaded up into your aorta. The graft — a woven tube covered by a metal mesh support — is deployed at the site of the aneurysm and fastened in place with small hooks or pins. The graft reinforces the weakened section of the aorta to prevent rupture of the aneurysm. This type of procedure is called endovascular surgery. Recover time is less than required for open-chest or abdominal surgery. Long-term results and benefits of endovascular surgery versus those of traditional surgery are unknown.
Although it's possible to repair a ruptured aortic aneurysm with emergency surgery, the risk is much higher and there is less chance of survival. Many people who experience a ruptured aortic aneurysm die before they reach the hospital.
Recommendations for surgical treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms depend on the underlying condition, especially for people with Marfan syndrome, and location of the aneurysm.
2007-04-19 09:22:05
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answered by Dr.Qutub 7
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sorry to say no medicine available,nature will take its course
2007-04-18 21:32:48
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answered by fatdadslim 6
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