Ejection fraction
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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A 37-year old asked:
Who would need a urine catecholamine fractionation?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Consistent elevated transferrin saturation (55%) and normal ferritin. Brain MRI shows 4mm microbleed in Basal Ganglia. Hemoglobinopathy Fractionation Cascade and CBC ruled out thalassemia. Cognitive impairment. What is the cause and what should I do?
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A 45-year old asked:
Ejection fraction is what?
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A 31-year old asked:
Is 65% ejection fraction good?
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A 39-year old asked:
Does exercise improve ejection fraction?
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A member asked:
I have ejection fraction of 31%. Is this normal?
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A 50-year old asked:
How can we increase ejection fraction from 20 %?
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A 45-year old asked:
What does an ejection fraction (ef) of 40% mean?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What is a normal ejection fraction in a 37 year old woman?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: ejection fraction?
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A 37-year old female asked:
Is an ejection fraction of 62% normal in a 37 year old female?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the normal ejection fraction? I have 83%. Is this normal?
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A 55-year old female asked:
My ejection fraction on left venticula has went from 30 to 23, can I bring up that number?
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A male asked:
My ejection fraction is 22% Can it be improved with medicines or exercise or with the diet?
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A 40-year old female asked:
What is a normal ejection fraction for 40 years old ladies ? What can be done to improve it?
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A 60-year old female asked:
If my ejection fraction is 24% and i can't eat and have lost 27 pounds (down to 95 pounds) should I get it removed?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Result after cathereriz. Showed all normal just a mild diffuse hypokalesis of the lv. Ejection fraction 70%. Cardio said all ok.Should i be concerned?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Yes my ejection fraction was between 15 to 20 percent. was not expecting that. nurse said was 47 percent. but i got results. said visably. whatever that means. howlong can one live with fraction that low?
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A 58-year old asked:
What is a normal ejection fraction for gallbladder?
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A member asked:
What does the low ejection fraction mean? Diagnosis
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A 27-year old asked:
Is an ejection fraction of 94% bad for a gall blader?
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A 49-year old asked:
I was wondering is a very high ejection fraction bad?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is the range of the ejection fraction of the gallbladder?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Will the ejection fraction be low because of a sludge gallbladder?
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A 48-year old male asked:
How often do you see ejection fractions miss calculated or inaccurate on echocardiograms?
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A 58-year old male asked:
My ejection fraction increased 25-30 to55-60 with meds do I still have cardiomyapathy?
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A 46-year old female asked:
What does it mean when the left ventricular systolic is low normal and ejection fraction is at 53%?
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A 34-year old female asked:
34 yr old with ejection fraction from echo at 50 percent....Is this a concern given my age and that i'm healthy and young?
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A 33-year old female asked:
What could it mean if an ejection fraction was 55% 8 years ago and is %75 now? (cardiology did not have old report to compare
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A 25-year old male asked:
Why is my ejection fraction 48%? I'm 25 and the echo shows no other problems but that. It was 50-55% last time I had it checked.
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