Heart Rate and Blood Pressure restrictions with an AAA 4.1cm

My Doctors have told me that those temporary rises are fine and that it's the long lasting increases that could be harmful.

Thank you for the reply.

I think it would be extremely helpful for Mayo to publish some guidelines on how to think about this topic (dilation and exercise). My doctor put no restrictions on me at 4.3 CM ascending aorta. I've seen so many other recomendations. Is it because my heart performed well in a stress test? or is it just different points of view from different doctors given the ambiguities involved... I just finished a workout witth my heart rate at 120+ for 30 minutes. I feel really good after a workout like that- but am I risking my life? Prior to my diagnosis in December I would always end my workout by getting my heart rate up to 150 -160. I'd like to go back to that (which my doctor is ok with) But it would be really comforting to get a wider perspective on this issue from the collective group of experts. . This is such an important topic for those of us who exercise regularly !!!!!!!!

I couldn't agree more with the guide lines from the Mayo Clinic.

is the guidance published anywhere? i can’t find it

How can I access those guidelines? And are they evidence-based? Hard to find online studies that inform exercise intensity decisions. Looking for better advice than the “don’t overdo it” and “moderate” I get from my cardiologist. Thanks!

There are none that I'm aware of. I was agreeing with the previous post before mind stating it would be nice if Mayo would publish some guide lines.

I've also tried to find some information on this. A set of guidelines from Mayo would be wonderful.

That said, I'm not sure anyone knows the answer. There are so many variables. FWIW, I've seen some YouTube videos and papers from Dr. Siddharth Prakash who seems to be studying this very concern. He seems to focus a little more on people who have had a dissection. I'm not sure how the risk of that group would compare to people whose aneurysms have never dissected.

Here's one video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhMEZ0glPqc&t=23s
Here's a paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36072558/

One more thing that’s interesting. I asked my cardiologist for a reference to read on blood pressure and exercise. He didn’t know one. That was surprising. If anyone knows one, please share. 🙂

Here's a very general link from Mayo on blood pressure. It doesn't go deep into exercise- but certainly recommends it as part of a solution to lowering blood pressure. Hope its helpful