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Why did I get cardiomyopathy at age 24?
- Heart Disease Community
I'm 30 years old. When I was 24, I developed shortness of breath, swelling, etc., and was finally correctly diagnosed with congestive heart failure. My ejection fraction was about 10% by the time I was admitted to the hospital. I had a severely enlarged...


Heart Failure recovery time
- Congestive Heart Failure Community
My mother (46 yo), was diagnosed with CHF in December 2010 with an EF of 10-15%. The doctors said they did not know what caused it so they initially diagnosed it as Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. After about two months on beta blockers, ACE receptor in...


Whats a little bit of cardiomyopathy mean?
- Heart Disease Community
I went to the doctor about of tachycardia, palpations, hypertension etc........she detected a murmur an had me go in for an echo. The conclusions state: normal lv function with ef of 55%, trace MR and TR, apex shows thickening consistent focal cardiomyopat...


Alcohol and heart disease
- Heart Disease Community
My husband is a 53 yr old with hereditary heart disease. He had a stent last year after being admitted as an emergency. Doctors were able to stop the heart attack b4 it happened. He was diagnosed with unstable angina and had an arterial blockage of 95%,...


EF 88%
- Heart Disease Community
I saw one doctor here opine that an EF would never be 90%- I see. Yet, mine was 88%- in fact it was noted TWICE in my report... knowing I have blockages, and heart disease, I have concerns. I am simply looking for prognosis info with similar issues...- I...


Congestive Heart Failure 10% Ejection Fraction
- Heart Disease Community
43 year old male just diagnosed with CFH due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy, had ICD implanted last month, was just had TEE and cardioversion over the weekend due to A-FIB, , and my heart is as weak as it can be the doc says. My ejection fraction is ...


What is treatment and prognosis for dilated cardiomyopathy and thyroid disease
- Congestive Heart Failure Community
I am 29 years old, 6 months postpartum recently diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy with an EF of 25%. Today I found out my TSH is 84.2%. My BP is staying 160,s over 90 to 108. They are trying to get me in with a endocrinologist, but an appt wasn't av...


prognosis for v-tach bigeminy with viral cardiomyopathy
- Heart Disease Community
My 32 y/o son was recently diagnosed with v-tach bigeminy and viral cardiomyopathy. He was under general anethstetic to have an operation (nothing to do with his heart) and when he awoke he found out that they had to bring him out of the anethstetic becaus...


CArdiomyopathy HELP!!
- Heart Disease Community
I am a 32 year old female. Last year after passing out for 5 min to 48 hours I found out I had cardiomyopathy with EF of 35. I had a double ablation done and put on Ramipril 2.5 mg a day. I recently went and got another echocardiogram and my EF went down ...


IVS 3,9cm +
- Heart Disease Community
Please help me, I don't know who to trust anymore. I have IVS 3,5-3.9cm thick. diagnosis is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, no obstruction. 5 years ago IVS was 2,4cm.. I also have problems with my aortal valve. Please let me know how serius the conditio...


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