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Dilated Cardiomyopathy/Coreg

Dilated Cardiomyopathy/Coreg

Posted By Gene on February 18, 1998 at 12:25:41:









I am a 48 year old male diagnosed with DCM in June 97 with no CHF symptoms.
Tests showed that I have PVC's and an echo showed an "mildly" enlarged LV
and a MUGA showed a EF of 44%. I started taking .25mg Lanoxin once a day
and 10mg Accupril twice a day.  My latest MUGA 12/97 showed my EF to be
46%. I understand that the MUGA test has a +-5% error rate so basically
I have stabilized.
My question is: when is the drug Coreg warranted.
I dont want to take drugs that are not necessary, but I dont want to
wait for additional disease progression before taking it.
Your opinion please.

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