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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.
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. Yes, the cardiac MRI showed "mild hypokinesis, with unknown etiology". I can tell you that I don't take drugs, any regular meds or drink much, so I guess virus fits? I'm sorry, but what part rules out cardiomyopathy? If that is the case, how damaging can this virus be, and is there anything that I can do about it? I know this is naive, but my main concern is, can I be physically where I was before this happened. Any advise you give would be greatly appreciated and put my mind at ease.
My Dr. put me on Coreg I think as a precaution until I meet with an Electrophysiologist.
My Dr. put me on Coreg I think as a precaution until I meet with an Electrophysiologist.
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