You need to show up for regular check ups. Professor Mussa explains why it is very critical to monitor your BP at home and also show up to regular doctor appointments and imaging schedules.
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So, what checks do you need routinely is an important question because it's important to know what you, as a patient and a survivor of aortic section and family members need to know what to check frequently. And that is, beside your blood pressure and healthy lifestyle and exercise, including exercise and diet, is to show up for a regular follow-up with your GP or your surgeon or your cardiologist for regular imaging of your aorta. Because it's really important to show the progress or the lack of progress, meaning the aorta has not really gotten bigger over time and has not developed new area of pathology. And that is done with regular CT scan imaging and so on.
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