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What shoud i do to improve my ef from 35 now?

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Medications: The combination of certain beta-blockers and vasodilators when used together can improve ef. A resynchronization bi-ventricular pacemaker in selected patients with LBBB can be very effective. Avoiding anything that may further harm your ef is mandatory, hence avoiding alcohol, certain chemotherapeutic drugs, and heart attacks is crucial. Obviously, all of this requires close supervision.

Answered 2/18/2015

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Dr. William Harris answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Multiple medications: I'm assuming you have had a heart event of some type and your ejection fraction is poor. Treatment first is to stop all of the things that decreased your heart pump function (by half!). Stop smoking & drinking alcohol. Normalize blood sugars/cholesterol/pressures and weight. After all of that, take the multiple heart medications that you have been prescribed. There is hope for recovery!

Answered 6/27/2013

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