Study finds long-term endurance exercise is associated with enlarged aorta
Study finds a high percentage of veteran endurance athletes — 20 to 25 percent — had aortas larger than the upper limit of clinical normality.
Dr. Eric Isselbacher is the Director of the Healthcare Transformation Lab and Co-Director of the Thoracic Aortic Center at Mass General. He is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Dr. Isselbacher's research focuses primarily on thoracic aortic disease and echocardiography. He is the co-founder and co-principal investigator of the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD), which is the world's largest registry of patients with aortic dissection and has been the leader in investigating optimal diagnostic and treatment strategies for this disease. In the Massachusetts General Hospital Thoracic Aortic Center, he and his colleagues have been investigating the clinical and molecular genetics of thoracic aortic disease of all etiologies. He also has been engaged in research in the clinical application of echocardiography. He is author or co-author of over 100 original research publications in medical journals.
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Study finds a high percentage of veteran endurance athletes — 20 to 25 percent — had aortas larger than the upper limit of clinical normality.
Dr. Isselbacher is very, very thorough. As far as the patient portal is concerned, his notes on my visit were absolutely tremendous. Very professional. Very pleasant. Nothing but praise.
Fantastic in every way
Excellent, as always!
Dr Isselbacher's knowledge and caring manner made this the best doctor's appointment I've had - ever.
He is the most detailed doctor I've ever experienced. Explained complicated things in a way I could understand them.
I think Dr. Isselbacher was the best doctor I've seen in years. Very professional. I already recommended him to many people that I know. And hopefully they can get time with him because he seems like the best, most considerate doctor I've ever met.
Amazing A-Z
Dr Isselbacher was kind, thorough and respectful. He treated me in a genuinely caring manner. I felt extremely comfortable with him and his staff. I would highly recommend him.
He provided a concise, lucid explanation of the problem he was investigating including the reason that this congenital problem hadn't surfaced for [redacted] years and had finally surfaced. An excellent job. [redacted]
He was absolutely terrific.