Cardiomyopathy
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ICD implant for 30% left ventricular ejection fraction
I am 74 yrs young. Bacterial pneumonia in fall of 2018 that spread to my heart. CHF dx and hospitalized in April, 2019. Start at 15% EF and echocardiogram 11/19/19 showed 30% (same as one done in Aug. 2019). I am on Metoprolol
read morelatest replyNewPacer73, December 7, 2019 9:40am EST
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LV ejection fraction 30%
I am 30 and suffering from dilated cardiomyopathy for last 14 years. My lvef is 30% and qrs is 192. Doctors are saying my heart has become weak and I would need a pacemaker. They have recommended his bundle pacing. It a new technique for such conditions....
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Enlarged left atrium
Hi guys, I'm 39 years old male and have had some issues over the last few weeks with ectopic beats. I've also been under a lot of stress and anxiety which I think doesn't help . Anyway went to the doctor and got full blood work , an echo...
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How thankful am I?
I have been pondering how thankful I am a great deal this week. The two-year anniversary of the great DVT incident of 2017 came and went in early Nov without my noticing. I was too head down in my own world and responsibilities to notice...
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Severely enlarged left atrium
Hello! I am a 38 year old fairly athletic women who started having some shortness of breath and chest pain over the last 9 months. Nothing crazy - but finally got it checked out and turns out I have severely dilated left atrial enlargement...
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Recently diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy
Hello my name is Ryan, i went to the ER last week due to shoulder and chest pain. They admitted me to the hospital to rule out heart attack. It ended up being a pulled muscle. Good news. However with all the testing I was diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy....
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Hello Everyone!
Hello, my name is Nick. I was recently diagnosed with an enlarged left ventricle, mildly dilated right atrium and mildly dilated right ventricle. My EF after a MUGA scan came back at 47% and the cardiologist put me on the lowest dose of Entresto as my...
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EF on the rise
Hi all. Had my first echo since being on the highest doses of Entresto, Coreg and Spironolactone for 4 months. EF has gone from 30 to 35-40. Dr said closer to 40. No ICD or pacemaker needed. See Dr again in 6 months and Echo...
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Much thanks again! Volunteers still needed for Cardiovascular Study
Hello, everyone! Just wanted to take a minute and say thank you again to the volunteers that have already participated and to welcome any new members who may be interested in my study. I appreciate any help I can get with this and hope that...
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LVH or HCM or nothing!
Hello, I was pretty active runner in the last years, however, during the last month, I've increased my cardio exercise to be like 70 minutes running on treadmill on speed of 6mile/hours or a bit faster and it was totally fine for me, I didn't...
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