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Low ejection fraction/Cardiomyopathy
Hi,
I'm a 27 year old male, with no prior history of health problems. A few months ago, I began feeling "under the weather", and wound up in the ER twice in 3 days. I went to a few specialists, had a brain MRI, which were negative. More recently I saw a cardiologist who ordered a stress test, holter, echo, and finally cardiac MRI. The stress test, holter, and EKG seemed fine. However, the echo showed a low ejection fraction, confirmed by the MRI. The fraction in 41%, but the report showed normal size of the heart and chambers, and no thickening of the walls. My cardiologist says this may have been caused by a virus, and put me on an ultra low dose of Coreg (3.125mg 2x/day). I am obviously very concerned about this because of my age. And was wondering if there are any other explanations? And will my heart return to normal strength possibly? Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
I'm a 27 year old male, with no prior history of health problems. A few months ago, I began feeling "under the weather", and wound up in the ER twice in 3 days. I went to a few specialists, had a brain MRI, which were negative. More recently I saw a cardiologist who ordered a stress test, holter, echo, and finally cardiac MRI. The stress test, holter, and EKG seemed fine. However, the echo showed a low ejection fraction, confirmed by the MRI. The fraction in 41%, but the report showed normal size of the heart and chambers, and no thickening of the walls. My cardiologist says this may have been caused by a virus, and put me on an ultra low dose of Coreg (3.125mg 2x/day). I am obviously very concerned about this because of my age. And was wondering if there are any other explanations? And will my heart return to normal strength possibly? Any advice/thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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i am sahil. i am 21 years old and i have been diagnosed with lvef 18% when i was 18 years old and it reached to 30% at 19. i am currently 21 yrs old and there had been no improvement in last 2 years. i feel totaly fine with no problems. what are the chances n hopes?
i am sahil. i am 21 years old and i have been diagnosed with lvef 18% when i was 18 years old and it reached to 30% at 19. i am currently 21 yrs old and there had been no improvement in last 2 years. i feel totaly fine with no problems. what are the chances n hopes?
Hello
I went through a nuclear scan of my heart and also a chemical stress test hooked up to an electrocardiogram or EKG last week. The cardiologist called this afternoon with the test results.
He said my heart’s pumping ability is down noticeably from last year. Last year it had 35 to 40 ejection fraction (that is the heart’s ability to squeeze or pump) and now it is down to only a 27 ejection fraction. He wants to take action now to try to do something rather than let it go worse. First, he wants me to immediately increase my beta blocker, METOPROLOL to 1 ½ pills a day and he also wants to add another heart medication something like Adacto (sp?). He also wants to schedule a heart cath/angiogram and do some stenting of clogged coronary arteries to try to increase blood flow. On a heart cath about 1 1/2 years ago, I had one diagonal artery occluded about 80% and nothing more severe than that.
He also talked about maybe adding a pacemaker and a defibrillator.
They are scheduling me for a heart cath now where they will go into my coronary arteries and try to stent them.
The cardiologist said it is no wonder I have been so short of breath because of my weak pumping heart.
I am just wondering if stenting some occluded coronary arteries will increase my heart's pumping ability. Has anyone out there had any success?
Irishking
I went through a nuclear scan of my heart and also a chemical stress test hooked up to an electrocardiogram or EKG last week. The cardiologist called this afternoon with the test results.
He said my heart’s pumping ability is down noticeably from last year. Last year it had 35 to 40 ejection fraction (that is the heart’s ability to squeeze or pump) and now it is down to only a 27 ejection fraction. He wants to take action now to try to do something rather than let it go worse. First, he wants me to immediately increase my beta blocker, METOPROLOL to 1 ½ pills a day and he also wants to add another heart medication something like Adacto (sp?). He also wants to schedule a heart cath/angiogram and do some stenting of clogged coronary arteries to try to increase blood flow. On a heart cath about 1 1/2 years ago, I had one diagonal artery occluded about 80% and nothing more severe than that.
He also talked about maybe adding a pacemaker and a defibrillator.
They are scheduling me for a heart cath now where they will go into my coronary arteries and try to stent them.
The cardiologist said it is no wonder I have been so short of breath because of my weak pumping heart.
I am just wondering if stenting some occluded coronary arteries will increase my heart's pumping ability. Has anyone out there had any success?
Irishking
Hi everyone
I hope you all still get on this blog, because I need you. I had my angiogram yesterday. It's normal, heart size normal. Ejection fraction clearly is 20% with left ventricular weakness. I am on coreg, will start diovan tomorrow. My bp is 112/80. heart rate around 78. which my doctor concerns and want to bring it up to the 80s. I really hope to hear from you all.
I hope you all still get on this blog, because I need you. I had my angiogram yesterday. It's normal, heart size normal. Ejection fraction clearly is 20% with left ventricular weakness. I am on coreg, will start diovan tomorrow. My bp is 112/80. heart rate around 78. which my doctor concerns and want to bring it up to the 80s. I really hope to hear from you all.
I am 43 years old female, I am very scare and freaking out. I was having little short of breath, still able to take long walks, no symptoms. Couple weeks ago, I had an ekg done just for the hack of it since I am an RN and I work in the ER. My EKG was abnormal with wide QRS complex. My heart rate had been for the last couple of years beat like a chicken of 87,88 so I never took concern, however, I was advised by my ER doctor to see a cardiologist for more testing. My Echo came back with Ejection fraction of 20% I am still in denial, because I have always been in good health, I don't do drugs, I don't drink. My cardiologist states unknown etiology at this point, might be brought on by a viral infection while ago. Yesterday, he put me on coreg 10mg daily, and start Diovan in the next few days, my bp is always been normal. I only weight 104 lbs. I wonder how could this happen? can some one give me some hope? I am scare!! I don't want to be in CHF. Help.. I am crying and have been since diagnosed.
I read your post and hope you are betting progressively better. I was diagnosed in May with 5% ejection fraction, dilated cardiomyopathy, non-eschemic. I did not feel sick until about 3 weeks before I went to the ER with shortness of breath, swollen abdoman and swollen ankles. Doctors said they could not believe I was still up and functioning. On all kinds of meds now with an external defibrilator. Go to cardiologist next week for echo. Wish me luck. Thanks
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