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CHF Symptoms Went Undetected For A While, With EF At 45%. Would This Have Affected My Heart?

hi there, I have a question regarding CHF, if it went undiagnosed for 2 months at the minimum, would it affect my heart permanently. I had a Echo EF was 20 %, and hypokinesis global at about 2 all areas. I have been on medication for 5 months, and my EF went up to 45 %, will my heart still be affected, as ie Starlings law of strtech.

Fri, 29 Nov 2013
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hi there

couple of things you need to consider

first and foremost
you have to realize and accept that
if you have chf,
the heart muscles are already damaged
so you need to be careful with that
it would be good if you accept that fact

second
dont worry about ef
that is subject to change due to a lot of things
chf is not the only cause of low ef
even infections can reduce ef

third
stick to your medicines regularly
if you do you can live a long and almost normal life
the medicines are good and effective

fourth
avoid too much salt and water

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CHF Symptoms Went Undetected For A While, With EF At 45%. Would This Have Affected My Heart?

hi there couple of things you need to consider first and foremost you have to realize and accept that if you have chf, the heart muscles are already damaged so you need to be careful with that it would be good if you accept that fact second dont worry about ef that is subject to change due to a lot of things chf is not the only cause of low ef even infections can reduce ef third stick to your medicines regularly if you do you can live a long and almost normal life the medicines are good and effective fourth avoid too much salt and water