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How much does an ejection fraction decreases after a half year of bed rest?
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Heart failure: Ejection fraction is a measure of the percentage of blood that is pumped of of the heart with each beat and correlates with the functionality of your heart. EF needs to be clinically correlated and may change with time and aging. It may stay the same or decrease druing times of bed rest.
Answered 7/3/2015
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