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really how bad is it

I am 44 I have congestive heart failure with only 13% of my heart working really how bad is that
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13% is really low.
It will probably come with mutiple symptoms like edema, shortness of breath etc.

That does however not necessarily mean that you are in a hopeless situation.
If the doctors find the cause and are able to treat it effectively, there is a chance that the EF goes up again.
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