Hi there. A question, do you have high Blood Pressure or did you have it before? How is your blood sugar & your Kidney function? Regarding your results, the EF is the ejection fraction. The normal rate is about 55% - 65%. Yours is slightly low but not too bad. The Hypokinetic walls indicate that the heart may not be working efficiently at 100% for some reason. Remember its only mild and also the Valves are ok which is good too. I asked about High BP because over time it can cause the lowering of EF. I had a hypertensive crisis 2 years ago. I basically ignored my BP for ages till it went mad . At that stage it was over 250 mmhg Systolic! and my EF was below 20%. Once the BP was sorted, it gradually improved and is 45% now. You have probably had the daily exercise lecture by now? Hope this is of some help to you, keep us posted
Kevin,
Have you had any answers to what your results mean? I also had a result of ef being 45-50% and I am conceded as to what this means for me. I do not see my doctor until the end of the month and I am struggling to understand.
Has your doctor planned other tests to find out the cause of this mildly impaired function of your heart?