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Dear Doctor: I’m 75, active, and just diagnosed with a heart obstruction. Do I need to slow down?
Dear Doctor: I’m 75, active, and just diagnosed with a heart obstruction. Do I need to slow down?
Dear Doctor: I’m 75, active, and just diagnosed with a heart obstruction. Do I need to slow down?

Published on: 08/13/2026

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Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine.

Dear Doctor Roach: I’m a physically active 75-year-old man. I’m taking atorvastatin, losartan and amlodipine. During my annual physical in January 2025, my physician noticed a heart murmur. I had an echocardiogram done in February 2025 that showed a dilated proximal ascending aorta, measuring at 4.1 centimeters. It was 3.9 centimeters in January 2024.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/advice/2026/08/dear-doctor-im-75-active-and-just-diagnosed-with-a-heart-obstruction-do-i-need-to-slow-down.html

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