Young Healthy Athlete
January 9, 2009 by jody
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A young healthy 6 foot 8 inch swimmer, in his sophomore in college, called his stepmother to tell her that he could not swim until he had seen a doctor.
The couch at his new college Fordham University in New York had taken his blood pressure and stated that it was too high.
Like most young people Danny Thrall thought he was young and athletic what could be wrong with him, other than something minor.
His test revealed that his aorta was greatly enlarged; this was due to a leaky valve. The doctor advised Danny that the surgery would have to be done quickly. During the surgery part of his aorta and valve would have to be removed and replaced with a mechanical version.
Danny flew home to Chicago for his surgery.
This was not the first time Danny had undergone heart surgery, when he was six months old doctors had to repair a narrowing aorta.
Throughout his childhood, he routinely saw cardiologists. But until these recent tests, his doctors had noted nothing more than some minor valve leakage.
To find the entire story just click here Danny Thrall.
