low heart pump availbility

[rav86]

my sister has low heart pump rate near about 35 % , few days back it was 26 % , all this happening after a Stone removal of Bile Duct from ERCP ,
she is also facing problem in breathing ,ERCP has done almoost 12 days back , She is still in hospital .
Just after the ERCP she faced many problems like pain in area of pancrias ,
low hemoglobin , calcium problem , water at lungs area after draining method and some treatment she is free from pain , hemoglobin & calcium problem .
But now major problem is she is having low heart pump rate & breathing problem . is dis normal complecation after ERCP ?
in ECHO thr is no other problem found ,
Docs are saying this will be normal after sometime , thr is no specific medicine for this .
pls suggest .

[kenkeith]

There are  serious risks including  bleeding, depressed breathing, irregular heart beat or heart attack are extremely rare. In case of complication, patient needs to be hospitalized and surgery is rarely required. Your sister's current medical condition can be associated with the ERCP procedure.

I believe the 35% is the amount of blood pumped with each heartbeat.  Normal is 50 to 70% and an indication the heart is pumping adequately to meet the system's demand for blood/oxygen. Usually when the EF is lower than normal and related to the heart's ability to pump adequately and there can be lung edema (water in lung tissues, edema) and this can cause a breathing impairment, etc.

Your sister may be staying in the hospital to normalize oxygen level within the system.  If there was a negative ECHO that is a good indication of no serious problem and wait and watch may be the best option.  

Thanks for the question, and if you have no further questions or comments you are welcome to respond,  Take care,

Ken