Hi folks,
Haven’t posted here for a while, just getting on with life and navigating the strange journey we’ve all been on over the last 12 months.
Massive HA 2 years ago, single stent, significant scarring leading to EF 34% on last MRI in Jan 2020. Haven’t had a scan since, but taking Entresto, Eplerenone, carvedilol, aspirin, rosuvastatin and feeling pretty good, working full time. After I had an ICD implanted (May 2020) my cardiologist said ‘do as much exercise as you possibly can’ up to a max. HR of 150.
So, I’m running a steady 5k every other day (c. 7m/Km) cross country and it feels fine, but when I get home and check BP it’s always very low. Usual Bp (thanks to meds) is c. 96/63, but after a run it goes as low as 80/55. Will be checking with my cardiologist, but wondered if any other post-HA/HF runners have experienced this? Feels like Bp should head in the opposite direction with exercise. When I lift weights systolic Bp does indeed go up, but diastolic tends to stay level or decrease slightly.
Cheers, J