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Medical Questions General Signs and Symptoms   Signs And Symptom Medical Question ( 482 ) Other Medical Questions   Other Medical Question ( 659 ) Specific Diseases of the ...   Cardiovascular System ( 95 )   Dermatologic System (Skin) ( 171 )   Ear, Nose, And Throat ( 114 )   Endocrine System (Thyroid, Adrenal Glands, Etc.) ( 38 )   Gastrointestinal System ( 139 )   Gynecologic System ( 357 )   Hematologic System (Blood) ( 74 )   Musculoskeletal System ( 92 )   Neurologic System (Brain) ( 120 )   Ophthalmologic System (Eye) ( 43 )   Psyche (Psychiatric Conditions) ( 42 )   Renal System (Kidneys) ( 56 )   Respiratory System ( 42 ) z Sex Questions Your Question I\'m a 26 yrs old female. A year ago I have been diagnosed with atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). (It was an accidental finding during my sports physical exam, I never had any health issues that would make doctors suspect I might have ASA) Anyways, I had TEE and they found no evidence of a right-to-left shunt. Doctor told me that basically my condition isn\'t something to worry about, but given that I\'m a competitive freediver, he was reluctant to give me a \"green light\" and only did so after prescribing me Apirin Protect 100 mg. It\'s been a year now and I feel as good as ever, and I\'m wondering is Aspirin really necessary. I\'m not a scuba diver so the risk of decompression sickness is negligible (plus I spend most of my time training in the swimming pool), and besides they gave me i.v. contrast 4 times and failed to find the shunt after I performed Valsalva maneuver. Other than that and a chronic (allergic) sinusitis I\'m in perfectly good health. So my question is: Is medication absolutely necessary in my case? Please Login to Answer the Question LOGIN

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