Relation between EF and cardiac output

Posted By cheryl on September 02, 1998 at 18:28:42:







I am 22yr old and I had viral myocarditis on april. Susequently I had
congestive heart failure and later on diagonised with dilated cardiomyopathy.
My EF went down to 20% and cardiac output to 2litre/minute. I was put under
immunosuppression treatment and since then I have drasticaly improved physically,
I can alomost do whatever I want. But my EF has not improved although my
cardiac output has increased to 4. I thought that if the cardiac output increases
then  EF should also increase. I don't understand why my EF has not increased.
Thanks for your time, awaiting your reply.

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