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working percent of the heart

my husband was just told that only 41 percent of his heart is working.what does that mean?he has hypertension,angina,pain in one calf all the time and chest pains,and shortness of breath.


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Your husband's heart is not meeting the body's system for blood/oxygen, and that will cause chest pains (angina) as the heart is not receiving a good supply of blood also a symptom of shortage of blood supply.  Leg pain can be due to blood clots  Hypertension should be controlled with medication.
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