May 25, 2012
Topics A-Z Heart Disease Aortic Calcification
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Dear Ask The Doctor: Is there any other treatment option for calcified aortar also known as aortic calcification besides Surgery ? Dear Mabel: Calcification may occur in the aorta (the main artery leaving the heart) as part of the aging process. If a patient becomes symptomatic due to a calcified narrowing of the aorta, with reduced blood supply to dependent structures including limbs, kidneys, or intestines this requires surgical intervention. This may be done through open surgery and attaching a vessel above and below the narrowing, to bypass the calcified area. Alternatively a minimally invasive approach can be taken through an artery in the groin, with placement of a guide wire and stent to open up the narrowing. Not all calcified narrowings are amenable to stenting, therefore I would advise discussing this in more detail with your consultant vascular surgeon. |
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