Ejection fraction

[Melp7779]

Hello, my husband has been in the hospital for two weeks with several issues. He was a very sick man. The levels in his liver were extremely high, his half a kidney was failing and a terrible case of pneumonia. Then we find out he has congestive heart failure with an ejection fraction of only 14.5%. I know very scary he is only 36. My questions are what can they do to improve that number and what is the life expectancy for someone with that number? Also would u say he is a candidate for disability?

[Melp7779]

They have no clue as to what is causing the heart issues. We are having an ep study tomorrow and a possible difib on Wednesday

[CCFCardio MD2]

I'm sorry to hear your husband is having some difficulty.  I'm sure this is a scary time for both of you.  First of all, there are several different causes of a low ejection fraction, and many of them are reversible, so the ejection fraction may actually improve depending on the etiology.  I cannot speak to his life expectancy without knowing the underlying cause of the cardiomyopathy.  Please stay in close contact with his physicians and cardiologist.  Regarding disability, his candidacy would depend on how he recovers from this incident.  I hope he has a full recovery!