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Will Heart Murmur With Low Ejection Fraction Treatment Involve Open Heart Surgery?
I have groin pain and have been detected with a heart murmur. My echocardiogram shows that my blood is only pumping at 25%. I have an appointment with a cardiologist on April 7th, but am curious as to what may have to be done. Will this involve open heart surgery?
Wed, 22 Mar 2017
Hi There
I understand your concern for your health and i would like to tell you that a heart function of 25% is quite low which need to be evaluated thoroughly to find out the cause of such a low LV function. For that your cardiologist may advise you to go for a coronary angiogram to check the status of your heart vessels which could be the most important cause of your low heart function.
No its not gonna involve heart surgery at this point of time. And one more important thing is to STOP SMOKING (IF YOU DO).
i wish you good health
I understand your concern for your health and i would like to tell you that a heart function of 25% is quite low which need to be evaluated thoroughly to find out the cause of such a low LV function. For that your cardiologist may advise you to go for a coronary angiogram to check the status of your heart vessels which could be the most important cause of your low heart function.
No its not gonna involve heart surgery at this point of time. And one more important thing is to STOP SMOKING (IF YOU DO).
i wish you good health
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