Rodney3386ww
Mar 29, 2014, 11:50 AM
I am a 46 year old male football, basketball, and track coach. I have a heart murmur from when I had Rheumatic Fever at the age of 8 years old. I am on high blood pressure medicine and sleep with a CPAP machine. I have recently been diagnosed with a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Should I have this repaired without repairing the valve of the murmur to prevent open heart surgery? If I can have the endovascular procedure without repairing the valve how big of a risk is it that I will get another Aneurysm? Also will I be able to return to coaching at a high intensity level or is that unhealthy?