Thanks for sharing your experience. It is calming to hear first hand from people who have had a similar experience. I have moved to high reps too -- around 15. I was already on Losartan for BP, but it was still borderline. Through diet (low glycemic + very low fat) and IF, I have it down now to 100-115/70-75 without additional medication. I ended up with a 98th percentile Agatston score in addition to the aneurysm. So my guess is that it is from atherosclerosis?? The whole thing came out of nowhere, because I exercised regularly for more than 20 years, ate reasonably (low-ish fat, chicken, turkey, vegetables ...). No sign of diabetes. Thinking maybe stress?? I almost wish I had a terrible lifestyle so there'd be greater hope to turn the atherosclerosis around. Hopefully I'll get to meet with a cardiologist soon and get some more information.

Thanks again.