On 30/01/2021 08:49, Tim+ wrote:
Andrew wrote:
On 29/01/2021 10:31, Paul wrote:
And as for blood pressure, high BP is like that radiator
hose in your car, that bursts when it gets old. My
grandmother died from an event like that, high blood
pressure ripping apart some blood vessel and she
bled out internally. That's called "dissection",
when part of your plumbing bursts and blood goes
places it's not supposed to.

Aortic aneurysm. Can be repaired if caught early enough.
A dissecting aneurysm is where the inner lining of the
aorta comes away from the main 'tube' and blood gets
into the void. Also a surgical emergency.

Everyone (?males) at age 60-ish gets a checkup for this at
their GP in the UK.

No they dont. That would require an ultrasound scan at the very least and
theres no routine testing for this in my area. It might be offered in
some areas but its by no means national.

Tim




I think they do (now). My GP practise definately does and the NHS
website seems to agree -

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abdomi...ysm-screening/