Question 1

prognosis of dilated cardiomyopathy with ejection fraction of 17 to 18 %?

Accepted Answer

Not so good: Prognosis depends on multiple factors, not just ejection fraction. Age, severity of symptoms, and especially cause of cardiomyopathy. Cardiac function may improve in some with treatment. Severely symptomatic heart failure carries a worse prognosis. Best would be to discuss this with a heart failure specialist.

Question 2

hi dr my mom 88 was told by her dr that she has heart failure at 40% .

is that the result of her imaging test done on her that confirms 40% ejection fraction what stage of heart failure would 40% be ? is prognosis good at 40% ?

Accepted Answer

: Not bad for an 88 year old patient with ejection of 40%, mild to moderate congestive heart failure.
However, beside ejection fraction, there are several factors which may affect the prognosis such as valvular disease, pulmonary pressure and right heart pressure.

Question 3

ejection fraction is what?

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% bile ejected by GB: Normal gallbladders have an ejection fraction of over 50%. Intermediate range is 35-50%. Less than 35% is considered abnormal. Key finding in gallbladder dyskinesia is the association of symptoms with the administration of cck during the hida scan.

Question 4

is 65% ejection fraction good?

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Yes: Over 60% is normal. But ejection fraction is just one part of the heart measurements on an echo. There are many other things to consider. Your doctor can go over that with you.

Question 5

does exercise improve ejection fraction?

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ABSOLUTELY YES!: But you have to be a little careful about the exercise intensities...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3221192/.

Question 6

i have ejection fraction of 31%. is this normal?

Accepted Answer

It's low: It's low. The usual ejection fraction is 45-55%.

Question 7

how can we increase ejection fraction from 20 %?

Accepted Answer

Cardiac optimization: by taking beta blockers to have an optimum heart rate of close to 60 BPM, taking Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor to protect from remodeling, taking aspirin to protect from further risk of MI, taking Statin to decrease inflammatory and control lipids, undergo cardiac rehabilitation; sometime biventricular cardiac stimulator can help, also EP consultant may consider ablation if many PVCs.

Question 8

what does an ejection fraction (ef) of 40% mean?

Accepted Answer

Dysfunction: A normal ef is 50-55% or greater. An ef of 40% indicates that there is a mild degree of cardiac dysfunction. Medical therapy is very effective depending on the cause. Speak with your cardiologist.

Question 9

what is a normal ejection fraction in a 37 year old woman?

Accepted Answer

Ejection fraction: In 37  yf the ejection fraction should be normal between 55-70%. Provided you do not have any heart problem. To be precise exact, doctor has to know wt , cardiac out put, heart rate, stroke volume& lvedv. Women have slightly high stroke volume. Not very much gender difference for ef%. Age certainly plays role. Elderly people have lessef%. Ef also depends on modality of test. Good luck.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: ejection fraction?

Accepted Answer

Measure of hearts ef: It is a measurement of hearts efficiency.That is the proportion of blood that is pumped from the left ventricle with each heart beat
normal ejection fraction is 55 to 70 %.

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