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I was disgnosed with a left carotid dissection six months ago. Following the recommednation not to over-exercise I maintained an irregular program of slow 30 min jogs keeping my heart rate to less than 130 bpm. This level was not specifically suggested by my Specialist - more of a pragmatic limit for a relatively fit 46 year old. Last week I raised the level to be less than 30 mins at less than 140 bpm. This lead directly to TIA with symptons of numbness to the right side of my face/tongue and weakness of the right arm. These symptons were much reduced after 4-5 hours.
I guess that inadvertently I established my exertion limit