Although it is not mentioned in many of the sources that have survived to the present day, all the details about the Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm that caused the death of Einstein, one of the greatest geniuses of the century, can be found in Private Optimed Hospital Cardiovascular Surgery Specialist Op. Dr. Shared by Hüseyin Anasız.
Although it is written in all sources that he died of internal bleeding at the age of 76 while working at night in his office on April 18, 1955, everyone remembers his brain, which was stolen in a lunchbox during the autopsy. Of course, it is natural to remember the brain of the genius whose family decided to cremate him after his death. Because Einstein, whose brain was examined after death, had many more glial cells in his brain than a normal person.
Although the disease that caused internal bleeding in the body of this person with extraordinary intelligence was diagnosed before his death, it is not talked about much. In this article, whether you are a genius like Einstein or not, we will talk about the disease of enlargement of the abdominal part of the aortic main vein, which takes blood from the heart and distributes it to the body, which causes internal bleeding and death, namely "Abdominal aortic Aneurysms" and its treatment methods.
Although we do not know much about why Albert Einstein, who died in 1955, rejected open surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm, which was the only treatment option, today this disease is successfully treated in our country and in our hospital with early diagnosis and alternative treatment options to open surgery. Abdominal aortic aneurysm is defined in medical terms as an enlargement of more than one and a half times the diameter of the vessel.
The aneurysm expands further over time and if left untreated, it bursts and often causes death along with internal bleeding. The larger an aneurysm, the greater the risk of bursting. Smokers, people over the age of sixty, those with a family history of aneurysms, those with vascular occlusion in the legs, those with uncontrolled high blood pressure, patients with Marfan syndrome and Behçet's disease, etc. are at greater risk. Although the cause of aneurysm is not fully understood, it often occurs due to arteriosclerosis and weakening of the vessel wall, and then it cannot withstand the pressure inside and expands.
The aneurysm progresses insidiously until it ruptures, that is, bursts. It usually does not cause any symptoms until it is diagnosed and is often diagnosed incidentally. It may cause mild abdominal, waist and back pain, but these pains are generally not taken seriously by both patients and physicians. When it explodes, serious internal bleeding occurs and usually results in death. The majority of patients who reach the hospital and undergo open surgery after internal bleeding develops die.
Aneurysms, which have a treatment success rate of nearly 100 percent in our hospital when diagnosed early, are usually diagnosed by ultrasound and tomography. The diagnosis is often made incidentally during tests and examinations for other diseases. Especially people over the age of 60 should be evaluated for aneurysm by ultrasonography, even if they have at least no risk factors in their lives.
Aneurysm almost always does not mean surgery. Since the risk of internal bleeding increases as the diameter of the aneurysm increases, it is the most important factor determining the timing of the intervention. For this reason, while patients with aneurysms smaller than 5-5.5 cm require follow-up only with ultrasound or tomography; Aneurysms that exceed 5.5 cm in diameter or grow faster than 0.5 cm per year should be intervened. If you quit smoking, lose weight, have cholesterol or hypertension, the growth of the aneurysm can be prevented with medication.
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