Can someone tell how serious is a heart ejection fraction of 15-25% Is ?

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What does this bring onto you medically wise ?

Answer 1

My husbands EF is 15%. He is very ill. He was told 8 yrs ago that he would not make it thu the yr. I watch everything he eats,he is on as little salt as possible,decreased chol.diet,& is on 24 pills daily. He has a pacemaker in his chest plus a defibrilator in has chest. It has gone off more times than I can mention. He has had 3 major heart attacks & he's still here.Our life is very limited, He has a hard time breathing,he is on oxygen.Everyday is a gift & I treasure each one.

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Ejection Fraction Of The Heart

Answer 4

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Can someone tell how serious is a heart ejection fraction of 15-25% Is ?
What does this bring onto you medically wise ?

Answer 5

It signifies near death and the need for a heart transplant .

Ejection fraction (EF) is a measurement of how well the heart is pumping. It represents a percentage of the total blood volume in the left ventricle that is pumped (ejected) with each beat of the heart. As with any pump not all of the liquid is pumped out with each cycle. Normal EF is in the 50-60% range. Values higher than this are termed "hyperdynamic", meaning that the heart is forcefully contracting. The lower the EF the worse the heart function. A general breakdown of values is as follows: 40-50 % mild dysfunction; 25 - 39% moderate dysfunction; < 25% severe dysfunction.

Answer 6

During each heartbeat cycle, the heart contracts and relaxes. When your heart contracts (systole), it ejects blood from the two pumping chambers (ventricles). When your heart relaxes (diastole), the ventricles refill with blood. No matter how forceful the contraction, it doesn't empty all of the blood out of a ventricle.


The term "ejection fraction" refers to the percentage of blood that's pumped out of a filled ventricle with each heartbeat. This measures the capacity at which your heart is pumping.



Because the left ventricle is the heart's main pumping chamber, ejection fraction is usually measured only in the left ventricle (LV). A normal LV ejection fraction is 55 percent to 70 percent. The ejection fraction may decrease when the heart muscle has been damaged, such as due to:



Heart attack
Heart-muscle disease (cardiomyopathy)
Heart valve problems

An ejection fraction between 40 and 50 percent may indicate damage to the heart muscle (e.g., from a prior heart attack). Typically, this EF level alone is not low enough to lead to heart failure


But a very low ejection fraction of only 15-25% is indicative of a failing heart or cardiomyopathy. An ejection fraction of less than 40 may indicate heart failure, a chronic condition in which at least one heart chamber is not pumping well enough to meet the body’s needs. Heart failure leads to congestion of blood vessels and fluid backup and swelling in the lungs, legs and ankles, shortness of breath, and fatigue.



A low ejection fraction may result from some kind of cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart is abnormally enlarged, thickened or stiffened. Low EF is an important risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD), a condition that occurs when the heart stops abruptly (cardiac arrest), usually as a result of ventricular fibrillation.


Patients with a low EF are significantly more likely to suffer sudden cardiac death within two years than patients with a normal ejection fraction.

Answer 7

heart ejection fraction 1525

Answer 8

This is what is considered severe heart failure and people with this level of pump dysfunction usually get an AICD because they are at increased risk of fatal ventricular arrhythmias. If you are who you know has this, they have to be followed by a cardiologist regularly. There are at least five drugs this person should be on: aspirin, beta blocker, ace-inhibitor, digoxin and aldactone unless there are contraindications.

Answer 9

Anything above 50% is normal, would probably experience fatigue with exertion.

Answer 10

ask a professional ok :)