Summary
Have any of our readers heard of his or her aorta? If you have, have you had it checked recently? The aorta is the main artery in the abdomen and if yours is swollen - and there are generally no symptoms - it can have very serious consequences, fatal in many instances, if not treated.
I was most interested to hear that Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton has introduced a NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme, inviting all 65-year-old males in Somerset and North Devon to have an aorta scan on the NHS. This takes less than 15 minutes, and you will receive the result of your scan immediately, and if an aneurysm is detected you will be offered further monitoring or treatment.See the full content of this document
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Simple Health Check Could Be a Life Saver
This programme has been running since February, during which time 1,400 of the 5,000 men i...
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