This is reassuring, as my husband had a stroke in October, and just had a stress treadmill test, and he did not do well. He has more test on Monday, but he was told his capcity was a just below 40. I became very concerned, and will be glad when the testing is done.
I know exactly how you feel, I've been there!
thank you that makes me feel a lot better I was starting to think i had to make arrangements! will keep you posted....Betty
One can live for a long time with an EF at 40%. When the EF is low, the system sometimes compensates to overcome the deficiency, and with medication and heart- healthy diet and lifestyle the EF can be increased. Unable to comment on the co-factor health issues and what role that would have on life expectancy.