Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

What is abdominal aortic aneurysm?
The aorta is the largest blood vessel in the human body which supplies blood from the heart to all parts of the body including the head, the hands, the abdomen and the legs. Sometimes the part of the aorta that supplies blood to the abdomen may become sickened, weak and swollen. When this occurs that swollen or often bulging portion is described as abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Some AAAs are small and slow in their growth, while others are large and fast-growing. The large and fast growing ones may rupture and put your life at risk, so that you need a doctor who can monitor you closely before things get out of hand. Usually, there are no serious issues with the small and slow-growing ones.

What are the types of abdominal aortic aneurysms?
AAAs often characterized by their size and speed of growth. This classification is what helps health workers to predict their health effects on the patients with reasonable certainty. There’s no risk of rupture with small (usually 5.5 cm or less) and slow-growing AAAs. Doctors see it as safer to perform routine abdominal ultrasound on these ones than to treat them.
The same thing cannot be said of large (larger than 5.5 cm) and fast- growing ones. On the contrary, these ones are more prone to rupture than their small or slow-growing counterparts. An internal bleeding can develop in the event of rupture, and may lead to unforeseen complications. Larger aneurysms often need to be treated by surgery, especially when they start provoking symptoms and leak blood.

What causes an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
What causes AAAs is until now uncertain. Nevertheless, some factors have been pointed out to be an uncertain risk to it.

Cigarette smoking and the use of tobacco: It has been postulated that smoking can cause damage to the walls of the arteries making them swell. General tobacco use can result to high blood pressure.
High blood pressure: This has to do with the level of blood pressure on the blood vessel. When the pressure is too high, the walls of the aorta can weaken and swell up. Aneurysm forms.

Vascular inflammation can cause aneurysm.
A severe inflammation that originates within the aorta or other arteries can cause AAA to develop.
Infection of the aorta can cause AAA.


Who is at risk for an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
AAAs are prevalent in males, people who are obese and overweight, people linked to a family history of diseases and heart problems, people who are above 60 years of age, people who have high blood pressure, people who have atherosclerosis, who live a sedentary lifestyle, have abdominal trauma, who smoke or use tobacco.


What are the symptoms of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
A great many aneurysms manifest no symptoms except when they rupture. With rupture you are likely to develop one or some of the following symptoms.
You will experience instant pain in the back or your abdomen.
The pain will spread from the back or stomach down to the rest of the body, namely, waist, buttocks, and legs. Your skin will break into a sweat and you’ll feel clammy. Your heartbeat will quicken. You can feel shock and temporary loss of consciousness. You may feel tenderness or sharp pain in the stomach or chest area, while your navel pulsates. Once any of these symptoms ensue call your doctor at once. The rupture of an aneurysm can be a formidable threat to your life.

Diagnosing an abdominal aortic aneurysm
If your AAAs haven’t ruptured when your doctor is scanning your stomach for another ailment he can readily diagnose it. They may suspect you have an AAA and consequently examine your stomach more thoroughly. May be your stomach is stiff, may be the navel is pulsating, or just may be the flow of blood in your legs indicates you have AAA.
Specifically the doctor may opt to use any of these tests: a CT scan of your stomach,  X-ray of your chest, abdominal MRI, or abdominal ultrasound.

Complications of Abdominal aortic aneurysm
There are tears in the aorta wall.
Your aneurysm ruptures
You have been diagnosed of abdominal aortic aneurysm
To diagnose abdominal aortic aneurysm the tests below are performed:
X-ray of the chest
CT scan (computerized Tomographies)
Stomach ultrasound
MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging )

Precautions & Prevention of Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Live a healthy lifestyle, shunning overweight, and ensure there’s a reduction in your calorie intake if you are getting overweight.
Maintain an eating routine of low fats and cholesterol
Keep abreast of your blood sugar
Ensure your blood pressure is always normal.


Treatment of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm
A surgery will be performed by your doctor depending on the size or position of your aneurysm to reconstruct your tissue or have it removed altogether depending on the extent of the damage seen. The doctor’s choice may be an open abdominal or an endovascular surgery. However, any of these will be done with the general state of your health at the back of the doctor’s mind, as well as the type of aneurysm that you have.

Open abdominal surgery will be more appropriate if it’s intended to remove the part of the aorta that is damaged and also if your aneurysm is a large one. Because it’s more invasive your recovery period may be longer.

In endovascular surgery a part is engrafted to the weakened part of the aorta in order to make it more stable. This surgery is therefore less invasive.

However, when the AAA at issue is smaller than 5.5 cm wide, it may be monitored. There’s no need to risk surgery since small aneurysms do not rupture that readily.

Homeopathic Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm
With aneurysms, homeopathic treatment can be a life saver. It’s capable of treating aneurysms, as well as preventing its occurrence. It’s in the central interest of homeopathy to cater to the health need of an individual as a whole and as a person, as well as their pathological condition. In doing this, it provides equilibrium in the individual’s vitality, enhances their immunity and body capacities. It naturally tackles the origin of the patient’s problem. Some medicines that can be used here to cure aneurysm are: bar M, cactus, lach, ars lod, and spong.

Conventional and Allopathic Treatment of Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Some medications and antibiotics can be used here to inhibit the growth of small aortic aneurysms.
Surgical Treatment of Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Open-abdominal surgery and Endovascular surgery are the two types of surgical procedures used for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Keep a distance from foods high in fat and cholesterol
Eat foods with low sugar content.
Do not eat salty foods.
Your foods should be rich in fruits and vegetables.


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