Easiest thing to do is to just feel his pulse. Atrial fibrillation is described as irregularly irregular. That is, the pulses are different times apart and there is no apparent pattern. A regularly...

Harry, I think you could let your heart rate go higher as long as you're not having any chest, lightheadedness, skipping or irregular heartbeats the impression I got when you posted that you thought...

That's good advice. Besides controlling activity level nose breathing hydrates the air before it hits the lungs and keeps the covid out.

The PT had me breathing in through my nose and out through...

Just remember the old joke about the young bull elk and the old one.

When you do the living will make sure you specify no tube feedings. That's how they keep vegetables alive.

When my son was training for ski patrol, the first day he was certified to work without...

Harry, I'm jealous you can get your HR over 100.

Doesn't sound like you did any harm. You're getting back in shape. Dial back the speed next time. When that no longer tires you increase it again.
It sounds like it's your overall fitness that...

I'm no expert on the medical aspects of coffee. I'll just link to the Mayo Clinic.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/caffeine/art-20045678

Thank you. It's fun to be able to spew all the stuff I never had time for when I was practicing. I think I've spent more time with Harry than with any of my real life patients outside of the...

It might be a good idea to get a CT or MRI* as a baseline. Since apparently this was diagnosed with an echo I'm assuming you have an ascending aneurysm. Echo is good for looking at the part of the...

Certainly it should be taken seriously. I'm not sure it's necessary to put "overly" in front of "hysterical". (Although I don't think you were hysterical.)

Judging the risk of aneurysms by...

Where's the aneurysm--what part of the aorta? Just above the heart (ascending, like mine), in the part of the aorta that runs along the spine in the chest (throacic), or in the abdomen...

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You can certainly get a heart monitor if you're looking for a reason to get a smart watch or fitness tracker. Otherwise feeling your pulse should be good enough. I don't know if fitness...

In your other thread you mentioned that you feel better than before surgery. You haven't had a heart attack. You understand diet. (My cardiologist is big on plant based diet. I try to eat a plant...