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Before and after of my huge surgical incision. This is the progress only 7 days after getting my splint taken off and my stitches removed.

Tree-barking of the aorta

Before rupture occurs, infamous ‘tree bark’ grooves appear on the inner layer of the aorta.

They are basically stretch marks of the aorta and can be seen in cases of Marfan-style dilatation of the aortic root. The reason you can’t see them in cases of atherosclerosis is because the markings are masked by plaques.

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Idiopathic cardiomyopathy

This is an example of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy occuring without a known cause. The ventrical walls, and sometimes the walls of the heart’s mitral valve, grow thicker. Eventually, ventricular blockage can occur, placing undue stress on the heart muscle as it struggles to pump blood through the narrowed passages of the ventricle.

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Polycystic kidney disease

A cystic genetic disorder of the kidneys (found with both dominant and recessive inheritance patterns). The cysts are numerous and are fluid-filled, resulting in massive enlargement of the kidneys. The disease can also damage the liver, pancreas and in rare cases, the heart and brain. It is one of the most common life-threatening genetic diseases, affecting an estimated 12.5 million people worldwide.

There is currently no cure so the goal of treatment is to:

try to control blood pressure with medication

relieve any symptoms of pain with painkillers

treat any urinary tract infection with antibiotics

If kidney failure does occur, there are two possible treatments:

dialysis – where a machine is used to replicate the functions of the kidney

kidney transplant

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