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What Causes EF Of 30% When During Cardioversion And 34% After Three Months?

In an accident...heart rate went to 200 BPM...4 day stay, broken sternum, broken L1 Vertabra...released. 2 weeks later, returned with 103 fever. They told me the fever can be handled, the bigger issue was 200 BPM and a heart attack ready to get me. They did 2 cardioversion in a 15 minute period, maybe less. Again released. Now I find out that my EF was 30% when they did the cardio and 3 months later is 34%. What am I dealing with? Cardio says I have non ischemic cardiomyopathy...58 years old.
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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For me I would like to b go ahead with b ecg echo .. And most probably angiography of heart... to be confirm on side of non ischemic cardiomyopathy... Once it is establish... Then management depend on your symptoms... Mostly medicinal... Few option like crt and icd devices in special circumstances.... After giving shock .. Myocardium is stunned so may be low EF... But it improves if patient symptomatically better... Take care
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What Causes EF Of 30% When During Cardioversion And 34% After Three Months?

For me I would like to b go ahead with b ecg echo .. And most probably angiography of heart... to be confirm on side of non ischemic cardiomyopathy... Once it is establish... Then management depend on your symptoms... Mostly medicinal... Few option like crt and icd devices in special circumstances.... After giving shock .. Myocardium is stunned so may be low EF... But it improves if patient symptomatically better... Take care