Has anyone discussed a Cardiac resyncronization therapy device with you both? It's a pacemaker that has 3 wires inside the heart to make both ventricles contract at the same time increasing his cardiac output and therefore his ejection fraction. Our patients say it's like night and day with their failure symptoms. There's other factors in being a candidate and that depends on the hospital. But you may want to look into this option.
Thank you so much for your reply. He had a Mitral valve repair. There are no signs of regurgitation. He said he feels great ! As far as exercise tolerance he passed the stress test before the surgery with severe regurgitation lol, and his line of business is construction (which he is back at work) He is definitely taking it easy ( i hope )
Thanks again
Hi, what was the surgery done? was it Valvuloplasty or valvotomy? it will take time post surgery for the heart condition to settle down. Hope the regurgitation has settled down and hope there is no evidence of pulmonary hypertension. His ejection fraction should improve. Your doctor may ask for stress testing to see his exercise tolerance. So, please continue with the protocol given by your doctor and good luck with his recovery. Regards.