WEIGHT LIFTING WITH ASCENDING AORTIC ANEURYSM

@rlhix Thanks for the info. Next year, I'm getting a CTA scan for LAD report says my heart function (LVEF 65%) and wall motion are normal. This is a very strong sign that your LAD is providing enough blood to the heart muscle

@rlhix
Addition to what you’ve already read please read the American Heart Association guidelines regarding thoracic aortic aneurysm

@rlhix Sometime back there was a post with a video from a really sharp Cardiologist on this topic . He was pretty liberal about how far you could push yourself, which was more than I expected. I will try to find that link and post here how to get it.

@ginnycake I read that before I had surgery etc.

I think your best bet will be to talk to your cardiologist. You have been fortunate to have your ascending aortic aneurysm not escalate in size. Once an aneurysm reaches the 5 to 6 centimeter range, your cardio might be talking to you about surgery. Lifting heavy weights can exacerbate the rate of growth of the aneurysm.

I am female, age 81 and was first diagnosed with an ascending aortic aneurysm of 3.8 around 2007 and was advised to limit lifting weights to no more than 25 lbs. and I have heeded that limit. My aneurysm is now 4.3. My hope is to avoid surgical intervention and if I experience the same rate of growth going forward, I expect to die of something else before it reaches 5.0.

I work out at a gym and have found using lower weights and doing the rep VERY slowly is very effective.

I wish you good health.

Donna