Endurance Exercise and Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Resection in Bicuspid Aortic Valve Aortopathy
This case series study evaluates aortic outcomes in athletes performing endurance exercise or competition after ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm resection with bicuspid aortic valve aortopathy.
Patients who have undergone surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm related to having a bicuspid aortic valve have a low risk of future aneurysm events even if participating in endurance exercise. The study included a case series of 21 individuals who have been participating in many endurance events for a mean of 8 years following this surgery without any aneurysm events having occurred.
Results showed that the athletes resumed endurance exercise or competition at a mean of 5.7 months after thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Athletes cumulatively completed nearly 300 endurance events including marathons, triathlons, and Ironman competitions. Most participants (76%) exercised 4 to 6 days per week, and five individuals exercised daily. Athletes exercised for a mean of 1.4 hours per day. All but one individual reported that they did not perform any intense weight training. At last clinical follow-up, a mean of 8 years after thoracic aortic aneurysm resection, all 21 individuals were actively exercising and competing, and no adverse outcomes.
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2793311?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2782598
Results showed that the athletes resumed endurance exercise or competition at a mean of 5.7 months after thoracic aortic aneurysm repair. Athletes cumulatively completed nearly 300 endurance events including marathons, triathlons, and Ironman competitions. Most participants (76%) exercised 4 to 6 days per week, and five individuals exercised daily. Athletes exercised for a mean of 1.4 hours per day. All but one individual reported that they did not perform any intense weight training. At last clinical follow-up, a mean of 8 years after thoracic aortic aneurysm resection, all 21 individuals were actively exercising and competing, and no adverse outcomes.
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamacardiology/article-abstract/2793311?widget=personalizedcontent&previousarticle=2782598
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