Cardiomyopathy: Low Ejection Fractions

Elliot Brown, MD, Director of Cardiac Outreach, The Valley Hospital, and Stuart Barr, MD, Cardiologist, sit down to discuss cardiomyopathy and ejection fractions below 35 percent.
To learn more about Valley’s Heart Care, please visit ValleyHealth.com/Heart or call 1-800-VALLEY 1 (1-800-825-5391) to schedule an appointment.

[@justmerosie1349]

Thank you for explaining this. And making this educational video Drs.. And for Serving and Saving lives daily. ❤

[@gazsm1]

I had my first heart attack at 42, extremely lucky to survive as it was over 12 hours before I went to A&E and, after an emergency airlift to a specialist hospital 2 hours later, the surgeon, looking at blood tests taken half hour beforehand, said my results were, "through the roof" and "by all rights you shouldn't be alive". 6 stents put in that day. 2 heart attacks after that, both mild but more damage done and more stents, my EF was consistently below 35%. The surgeon decided to put in a defibrillator and, after years of changing medications with help from the heart failure nurse, I'm stable. I have difficulty with low tolerance exercise, suffer angina attacks a lot, and severe fatigue. Now 53.

[@theavanrensburg8196]

My EF was 30, my heart enlarged, LV muscle thickened, july 2020. I got a pacemaker and now….. EF is 57, heart shape’s normal, walls of LV normal. I am on some meds also, but so happy for the great improvement and I’m 72!😊

[@Lovesuelee]

Glad you feel better but Did you use to have any symptoms?

[@salwashurbaji7557]

Thank you for sharing

[@thevirtualchurchofthedisil9246]

Thank you so much for the information! i share my journey in LOW EJECTION FRACTION DISTRACTION.

[@walterbryant2141]

A year ago I was diagnosed with non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. My ef was down in the mid 20’s. I was placed on one of the regiments as described here in this video. The doctors could not find a cause for my issue. I ended up switching doctors because I felt my previous one did not like interacting with patients and never spent more than 3 mins in the room with me. So I got no answers from him for a year. My new doctor tripled my metroprolol from 25mg once a day to 50mg twice a day. However, after 3.5 hours I start experiencing the feeling of shortness of breath and begin to get fatigued very quickly. Once I take the second dose I spring back to life for about 3 hours. On my last echocardiogram my ef was 45 I believe. I have many questions but no longer really trust OSU doctors and my local LMH doctors are a total joke. I’m not really sure where to turn, is there a way to send my records to an organization that’s not close and have them do a second opinion?

[@dxdx7808]

Hi, I had a silent heart attack and my EF was estimated to be around 40%. Viability test showed a small portion to be hibernating, angio was done with stent to open up the artery( was 100% blocked). In the follow up( a week after angio), my cardiologist said that my EkG is already normal. Is there is good news for me in that? Or a normal EKG in my case does not mean much for my EF/HF or life expectancy?

[@AhmedHussain-oq7dk]

Very informative

[@joea363]

I am at 25% left, 28% right. Am I a candidate for a DF?

[@vizakitchen6595]

My EF is below 30 constipation is my concern Enema once in 4 days OK

[@kristincooper2949]

Mine was 11 it improved to 19

[@BcottStudios]

HOw is it going now? How are you feeling too?

[@fazalmaudarbaccus163]

Thank you doctor for these advice. My ejection fraction is 35. Am on medication but sometimes suffer from chest pain that subside on resting. Any advice from you please. Thank you

[@reenicharles4225]

Hi how did u increase it ..

[@sufyanjawaid3247]

How did it improve

[@suzannejoyk]

Good to know mine 11 too

[@lynndeatherage3792]

I have congestion heart myocardial muscle in my heart ♥ was do to rheumatoid fever and I didnt know that. Heart failure due to the fact that I am a little more concerned with my current situation as I have a heart failure due to rheumatoid fever in my heart ♥.

[@DilanDilray123]

My ef is 60%...🤔🤔🤔

[@artiecisneros4691]

I was recently diagnosed with 46.4 Ejection Fraction.

[@docbob5821]

Wow 😂😂😂😂 ughh mines 16% get a grip mate

[@artiecisneros4691]

@@docbob5821 I don't remember commenting but evidently, I did. What did you mean by "get a grip"?

[@k.k9581]

My Ef is 25 i live normal life thanks alah

[@vovo1204]

Did you had heart attack....??

[@robertoluis9238]

GOD BLESS--

[@tomnilla9092]

Is 50 to 55 normal

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Yes

[@walidelmasry6530]

It's great but if you smoke stop or it will go down.

[@DeviantMotives]

My EF is 20%

[@sufyanjawaid3247]

How r u now

[@vovo1204]

Did you had heart attack... ,,???

[@patriciamuscat1049]

My ef was 33% it went up to 44% withvthe right medication 💊

[@arifwaja9577]

What kind of medication u are taking

[@bjbuchanan7326]

What meds?

[@sunnymagnuson1809]

I stop my arrhythmia with magnesium!