Increase in EF after 6 months


My ejection fraction is 41 % , got the pacemaker 6 months back due to HF. Any information on increase in ejection fraction after 6-7 Months of HF , can it happen ?

8 Comments

It can vary

by Grateful Heart - 2014-02-15 01:02:25

Saw some improvement within 12-18 months was 50% and has increased a little more since then (5 years now). For me, medicine, losing some weight (75 lbs.) and exercising I believe has all helped.

I'm still a work in progress. :o)

Grateful Heart

Its also CRT-D

by pmaker - 2014-02-15 01:02:46



Mine is also CRT-D , Its great to know that you got to the normal numbers. How long did it take to get it normal, did it happen in first 6 Months ?

Sounds like you have a CRT

by Grateful Heart - 2014-02-15 01:02:53

Me too. Nothing in your profile so I can't tell.

A CRT-D (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy) The D stands for defibrillator. The CRT has a 3rd lead for your left ventricle so that your right and left ventricles will beat in sync and your heart will pump more efficiently and supply your body and lungs with more oxygenated blood. Amazing right!

Mine was 24% before implant and is now 50-55% (normal) like Baz said. Mine was also due to a virus.

So yes, improvements can happen but not always. We are very, very lucky.

Grateful Heart

Do Not Expect...

by donr - 2014-02-15 02:02:03

...major changes from here on. The way things work like this correction for low EF, the major changes come very quickly after the implant. Note that you went up 10% in the first week. It took nearly 23 weeks. 41% is not too shabby, considering what you went through. You are knocking on the door of normalcy. Plain old math & a knowledge of the way things correct themselves says you are not finished improving - it's just going to be slow.

Don

Also on the same track

by pmaker - 2014-02-15 02:02:54


Thanks all, it does help ....
I am also on the same track , so far reduced 20lbs,
on diet control (low salt) and on medication.
Keeping the fingers crossed ....

Increase in EF after 6 months

by Baz - 2014-02-15 03:02:09

Hi,

My EF was 45% before my CRT-P was fitted for HF. On the next EF test approx 18 months later the cardio said my heart had "normalized". Good luck.

Baz

What was your EF

by donr - 2014-02-15 08:02:00

...BEFORE the PM? That's the important number. Is there an improvement over that number now that you are at 41%?

Donn

EF numbers

by pmaker - 2014-02-15 12:02:30


6 months back my EF went down to 15%(Due to HF viral attack) ), After the PM it went up to 20-25% within a week, now after 6 months its ~41%.

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