Thanks Mellanie, I guess it is good to know that it doesn't matter if LAE is due to excercise or an unhealthy heart. At this point the echo is pending. The consensus of the cardiologists that I talk to seems to be to resume exercise even at a vigorous level. That always includes some degree HTN as a...

yes - I have LAE in absense of valvular disease

It is LAE and cardiologist says it is "mild to moderate" by US. In the process of getting a repeat US for comparison to the baseline 5 years ago. At that time had both an echo and stress echo and saw a cardiologist who was also a sports physiologist. He said the LAE was no big deal. He encouraged me...

I self diagnosed OSA after I had an episode of afib out of the blue 5 years ago. At that time I was in my 50's and in very good physicial condition. The physicians I consult with originally chalked it up to hypertension, but I had been seen int ehri clinic for 20 years, had many blood pressures take...

Hi - I am a CPAP user and a survivalist. I have power back up for when the grid goes down, but wonder what will happen if it goes down for a long time. Does any one make a strictly mechanically driven CPAP machine for that hypothetical situation?