Husband is only using 60% of his heart per stress test will this improve?
My husband has been diagnosed with Congested Heart Failure.
The stress test he failed shows that he is only using 60% of his heart. Can this improve from taking his meds and exercising or will it always stay at that percentage?
An EF of 60% is normal. But, heart failure can be caused by other factors such as diastolic dysfunction (heart doesn’t relax completely thereby affecting output), heart arrythmmias, and valvular problems. It would depend on the cause of his heart failure. When you all go back to see his doctor, ask what caused his heart failure and you can get a better idea about his prognosis specifically.
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August 6th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Are you talking about the Ejection Fraction? If so, 60% is considered normal.
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August 6th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
An EF of 60% is normal. But, heart failure can be caused by other factors such as diastolic dysfunction (heart doesn’t relax completely thereby affecting output), heart arrythmmias, and valvular problems. It would depend on the cause of his heart failure. When you all go back to see his doctor, ask what caused his heart failure and you can get a better idea about his prognosis specifically.
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August 6th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
If they mean 40% of the heart tissue has died , that can’t improve.
But exercise will always strengthen what heart tissue he still has remaining. Exercise should always be gradual, with warmup, and he should never be breathing hard. As he gets stronger, he’ll breathe normally, but be able to do more and more.
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August 6th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
First, it’s CONGESTIVE heart failure. And his ejection rate is not 60%, you have the numbers wrong. Educate yourself about the disease. This is NOT the place to do that.
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August 6th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Regardless of the results there are several things you need to pay attention to. This disease will affect his diet and lifestyle. First, Your husband should buy a scale. He needs to weigh himself EVERY morning. Someone with CHF can gain a few pounds overnight. He needs to pay attention to swelling in his extremitites. Most people will notice it in their feet first. He needs to keep is salt intake to 2000mg per day. That is NOT alot. He also needs to keep his fluid intake lower. Talk to his doctor regarding fluid intake, it depends on if he is on diuretics and blood pressure, etc. He can efficiently use his heart by making sure that there is no fluid sitting on his heart. Depending on what the 60% is it may be fine (ie ejection fraction) like everyone else has stated. Norm is 55-65% anything higher or lower can be a problem.
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August 6th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
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