The main artery that carries the clean blood sent by our heart is called the aorta. The nutrition of all tissues and organs in our body is provided by the arteries coming from the aorta. Therefore, all our organs, that is, our lives, are in danger when problems develop in the aorta. Autopsies of patients who were thought to have died of a heart attack showed that it was caused by aortic vessel ruptures, not a heart attack.
Baloonings in the aortic vessel, described as aortic aneurysm, are a very common health problem in society. The most important feature of this problem is that it is not noticed by patients. In these people, 90% of patients die due to sudden rupture of the ballooned vein. It is very rarely saved by emergency surgical treatment. In some lucky patients, the disease is detected accidentally during examinations, and almost all of these people are cured by surgical treatment.
High blood pressure is one of the most important factors in both vasodilatation and rupture. Blood pressure patients should be monitored for aortic dilatation. Hypertension is one of the most important health problems all over the world and in our country. In general, hypertension affects approximately 40-50% of the adult population, but half of patients are unaware of their high blood pressure. However, nearly half of the patients who are informed do not use medication. In nearly half of the patients using medication, the medication used is inadequate. Therefore, the blood pressure and aortic vein of patients with hypertension should be monitored.
If dilatation of the aortic vein is detected but has not reached the limit that requires surgical treatment, certain periodic follow-up is carried out. Depending on the patient's condition, tomography scans are sometimes performed every 3, sometimes 6, and sometimes annually. If a follow-up patient also smokes, the expansion rate increases eightfold compared to non-smokers. It quickly reaches a size that requires surgery. If the diameter increase reaches the surgical limit, the ballooned section is surgically removed and replaced with an artificial vessel.
Aneurysm in the abdominal section of the aortic vessel in hypertensive patients over the age of 60 who smoke. alar is seen quite frequently. Periodic scans should be performed in this group of patients.
Aortic vascular ballooning resembles time bombs. Just as stopping the bomb by noticing the time setting prevents it from exploding, aortic ballooning can be prevented from exploding with treatments if it is detected in advance. Otherwise, in case of any excitement or increase in tension, it will explode and a life will be blown up. Therefore, especially those with high blood pressure, those over the age of 60 who have smoked for many years, and those with a family history of vasodilatation should be evaluated for vasodilatation. In patients who are diagnosed with enlargement and are being followed up, necessary attention should be paid to blood pressure and if they smoke, they should definitely stop smoking in order to stop the ticking bomb.
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