Detecting and Treating Aortic Aneurysms: A Silent Killer on the Rise

The aorta plays an important role – the largest blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body. However, the aorta is prone to problems that can be life-threatening. One problem to watch out for is an aortic aneurysm, which is a condition where there is an abnormal expansion of the blood vessel wall.

Aortic aneurysms are often called “time bombs” that can rupture at any time, causing bleeding in the body that can lead to death. Cardiovascular intervention consultant at Cardiovascular Heartology Hospital, Jakarta, Suko Adiarto, said that it would be easier to treat aortic aneurysms if they were detected early. Unfortunately, this disease is often only discovered after patients experience complications. The absence of symptoms and the difficulty of finding this disease is even more frightening.

“If the aorta is torn, covered, broken, depending on the location, they (patients) can come with complaints of kidneys, heart, stroke, etc.,” Suko told Alinea.idMonday (6/5).

“The diagnosis is not easy. If he complains, mostly no complaints. Because it is dilated and not pressing on some organs. ”

Aortic aneurysms often appear in the stomach and chest, which have wider cavities than other organs. Therefore, an aortic aneurysm is only detected when the aortic wall weakens, it cannot withstand the pressure of blood and pressure on other organs.