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Are there other reasons a person might have a larger aorta?

Aortic Aneurysms | Last Active: Mar 17 7:22pm | Replies (18)
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@jefftalley

I haven’t been able to find a ton of specific, consistent guidelines on what I can do and not do with my thoracic aneurysm. One of the few consistencies is to avoid spikes in blood pressure, especially the valsalva (grunting) maneuver when lifting weights. That is an absolute no-no. I got that direction when I was diagnosed five years ago, at 4.2 cm. I don’t know if that would apply to you at 4.0. I imagine that’s why your new doc is concerned.

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houston13 | @houston13 | Mar 3 12:04pm

I had the same explanation from my Cardiologist before my AAA repair, aneurysms and bicuspid valves are one of his areas of focus, his comment was to avoid any exercise that would normaly cause me to hold my breath while making a big effort, those holds are ususally involuntary, he said people tend to hold their breaths when doing bench presses and crunches for example. The issue is that during those grunts and breath holds your BP spikes significantly for a few moments

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