I'm 6 months post surgery for aortic aneurysm and st Jude mechanical valve implant. Blood pressure checked by two nurses today and diastolic pressure was not measurable. How's that possible ? They didn't seem to concerned I felt fine . Any ideas
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Odie
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Are you saying you commonly have a diastolic of 0 at rest?
The nurses at cardiac rehab frequently couldn't get a diastolic reading on me after a cardio split where I really pushed myself. I have a pretty low diastolic reading at rest (low to mid 40's) so maybe that has something to do with it. I also have been told I have a thumping pulse. When no diastolic was detected I always felt fine; my cardiologist and the cardiac rehab staff had no concerns.... but I assumed that was because of how quickly I recovered to my "normal" at rest BP. Once I cooled down, my diastolic always returned to normal.
With that said, it is looking like the valve repair I had done in May isn't doing what I'd hoped so I still have moderate to severe aortic regurgitation. My understanding is that aortic regurgitation can result in a low diastolic pressure if not enough blood remains in the aorta to maintain a higher pressure. So perhaps my regurgitation is a contributing factor to my diastolic behavior during heavy exertion. Just a guess.
The nurses at cardiac rehab frequently couldn't get a diastolic reading on me after a cardio split where I really pushed myself. I have a pretty low diastolic reading at rest (low to mid 40's) so maybe that has something to do with it. I also have been told I have a thumping pulse. When no diastolic was detected I always felt fine; my cardiologist and the cardiac rehab staff had no concerns.... but I assumed that was because of how quickly I recovered to my "normal" at rest BP. Once I cooled down, my diastolic always returned to normal.
With that said, it is looking like the valve repair I had done in May isn't doing what I'd hoped so I still have moderate to severe aortic regurgitation. My understanding is that aortic regurgitation can result in a low diastolic pressure if not enough blood remains in the aorta to maintain a higher pressure. So perhaps my regurgitation is a contributing factor to my diastolic behavior during heavy exertion. Just a guess.
river-wear
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Hi Odie, regurgitation could be contributing to your low diastolic pressure. Before my repair mine would typically be in the low 50s at rest. Now it's around 70. (Systolic unchanged in the 105-110 range).
