Trial of Exercise in Aortic Dissection Survivors

The guided exercise program training consists of: a video demonstration, an exercise training session or group session, a follow up home visit, and virtual check-ins. The exercises include treadmill, wall sits, straight leg raise, bicep curls, hand grips with dynamometer at 40% maximal voluntary contraction (MVC), and Stationary cycling at moderate intensity (100 Watts).

Usual care consists of routine clinic visits and standardized counseling about exercise, including an exercise pamphlet that is given to all thoracic aortic dissection (TAD) patients.