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With CHF symptoms-SOB, fatigue, along with irregular heart rate, and preserved ejection factor, you should ask your physician to also test for cardiac amyloidosis. My 35 year old son, who is a fairly fit 6’3 174 lb man, was diagnosed last month with viral cardiomyopathy resulting in Congestive Heart Failure.
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When this happens, heart muscle can gradually stretch and weaken, or heart tissues can become stiffer. The result is called heart failure, meaning your heart no longer has the ability to pump blood well enough to meet all of your body's needs. Heart failure is a serious disease with no cure, potentially causing uncomfortable symptoms or even death.
Massage does help though ... plus lots of alternative tools that calm our spirits which in turn calms the body. I have diastolic heart failure ( also called HF PEF ( heart failure with preserved ejection fraction). My ejection fraction is normal but my heart doesn’t relax enough afterwards.
It means my heart beats fine during the pumping out (systolic) phase but doesn't relax completely during the diastolic phase, so the heart doesn't refill properly. It is usually because the ventricle muscle is stiff. I don't know if that is the case for you. 1 Reaction. REPLY.
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Congestive heart failure- Overmedicated? Hello- my fiancee is 52yo male. He was hospitalized last summer with pneumonia at which time it was discovered he has congestive heart failure. The medical services provided in our area of California leave MUCH to be desired for those with government insurance (partnership). He currently takes:
Go to the Heart & Blood Health Support Group. Brain natriuretic peptide, also called B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), is a protein that your heart and blood vessels produce. BNP helps your body eliminate fluids, relaxes blood vessels and funnels sodium into your urine. The test helps in diagnosing and monitoring congestive heart failure.
Recently diagnoses with Congestive Heart Failure. Cardiologist was watching as they did my EKG, said we need to make medication changes immediately! Took me off, my 2 blood pressure medications and put me on 3 heart failure medications, Entresto 49mg/51 mg, 2 times a day, Farxiga 10 mg 1 a day and coveg 12.5 mg, 2 times a day.
My 35 yr old son who is a fairly fit 6’3 174lb guy, was diagnosed in hospital w/congestive heart failure and viral cardiomyopathy. EFT was 10-15%. He is on a 4 prescription regimen for 90 days at which time he will have a new cardiac ultra sound to ascertain if there is EFT improvement. We’ve not been given much encouragement.