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When you start to have chf and your short of breath ef is 50 does that go down as your chf gets worse?

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Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Specializes in Hematology

Lower EF: Definitely associated with worse chf, but lots of individual variation and no absolute correlation between the number and the symptoms.

Answered 3/26/2013

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Dr. George Mathew answered

Specializes in Cardiology

Depends!: If u have systolic heart failure u are right.While u have diastolic heart failure u r lv ef may be preserved. Many a time one may have combined pathology. Check with u r cardiologist, .

Dr Koch agreed

Answered 3/11/2013

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A member asked:

When you start to have chf and your short of breath ef is 50 does that go down as your chf gets worse?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Michael Dugan answered

Dr. George Mathew answered

Dr Koch agreed

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