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4 months after mitral valve repair ejection fraction of 45 - 50% is this considered below normal or expected after this kind of surgery?
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Low normal: Normal EF is 55% or better. Yours is low normal. MV repair is done for severe Mitral Regurgitation (leaking) and the consequence of long term MR is weakening of the heart muscle, so an EF <55% is very common. In about 1/2 of cases, the EF will normalize over the next 6-12 months. So stay the course and repeat your echo at 12 months. You should be on lisinopril/carvedilol to maximize recovery.
Answered 6/9/2017
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