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Ascending Thoraic Aneurysm

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I have my regular 8 month visit coming up with my cardiologist soon. Have had a ATA for over 5 years with little to no growth(around 5.3 cm). I've told when the time comes, the only treatment is surgery.

I just read about a "percutaneous femoral artery approach."https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6555279/

Not sure if this is just for special cases or if I could have this as an alternative to regular surgery. If not at this time, could this be an alternative in the future?

Thanks.

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