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EF of 23% isn't good, but we have people on this forum who have EFs in that range and are living with it, and we've also had some members who have had EFs in that range and have gotten better.
my husband has chf and ejection fraction of 15% and the dr say there is nothing more that can be done,depending on if you have other health issues,I would look into a heart transplant,and mske sure u take your meds everyday it can be reversed in some people
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Hi, ejection fraction values below 35% are indicative of heart failure. If medical therapy fails, cardiac transplantation is recommended for all eligible patients with an LVEF below 20% regardless of clinical symptoms. It is difficult to predict the exact prognosis, as this depends on other co morbid conditions like diabetes and hypertension and the cause for the low ejection fraction values. Patients with heart failure have a 5-year mortality rate approaching 50 percent in some studies. Regards.
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