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Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: Oct 26, 2025 | Replies (23)

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@ficklefinn

Thanks, my new Dr. basically said there were not studies done on altitude!
His thoughts were to try camping at the higher elevation, 5000 feet, and see how I respond with blood pressure and my breathing. I'm not sure I want to go that route, so maybe we do a day trip up to wine country in northern California and see what happens!!

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Janell, Volunteer Mentor | @jlharsh | Sep 1, 2025

Hi @ficklefinn, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! It sounds like you are getting good information from your cardiologists. I wonder if sorta like here, it takes a little bit of back and forth to arrive at a good conclusion. I think if it were me, I would go back to cardiologist #1 and tell him what #2 thinks. A cardiologist at Mayo Clinic gave me an opinion in opposition to my local one, followed by “but if you ask 2 cardiologists the same questions you will get 2 different answers.” Food for thought, but I wouldn’t disregard what either says.

I found an interesting read you may find interesting.
- Mayo Clinic High Altitude and Harsh Environments Medical Clinic: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-establishes-high-altitude-and-harsh-environments-medical-clinic/

Are you having symptoms? What is your biggest concern?

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