I had my mitral valve replaced 4 years ago with a bovine valve, I cycle twice a week and am concerned that I might be pushing it too hard, what heart rate is ...Read more
I had my mitral valve replaced 4 years ago with a bovine valve, I cycle twice a week and am concerned that I might be pushing it too hard, what heart rate is safe and how long is too long , I’m 77 years old
Fidel Martínez Ruiz Hello Andrés: I´m in the same situation than you. I have my mitral valve replaced 2 years ago with... Read more
Fidel Martínez Ruiz Hello Andrés: I´m in the same situation than you. I have my mitral valve replaced 2 years ago with a bovine valve and I´m 77 years old. I go to gym several times a week and hiking on the mountains once a week. The cardiologist advice is to keep the heart rate between 105 and 110 bpm for 1 hour while training. For me it´s very difficult to keep this rate and only achieve to be into that range for 5 or 10 minutes. I think that this is quite enough. Nobody has told me what is the scientific reason to this figures, I think that are derived from the cardiac stress tests which I did after surgery. I measure the pulse with a sport wristwatch. Greetings Keep in contact!.