Hello everyone,
I hope that you all had an excellent weekend!
First of all, I would like to thank all of you for taking the time to read through this and giving out your honest feedback. A small background.. I am 37 years old, male, a mountain biker, super active, work out, and ride 5-7 days a week. I eat very healthily as well.
I was diagnosed with Chronic Systolic Heart Failure in 2019 and had no symptoms aside from high blood pressure. Also, I have a left bundle branch block. No one knows why my heart did this.
After going on medication - Entresto, Spironolactone, Carvedilol and drastically changing my diet, I have been able to bring my EF from 20 to 40%. It then dropped to 30-35% where it has stayed consistent for the past 2 years. I just went to get my Echocardiogram last week and there was no change in my EF (still estimated at 30-35%). However, the swelling in my heart is almost completely gone and my LV cavity is now only mildly dilated. My heart wall thickness is now back to normal. I have no diastolic dysfunction. I don't have any symptoms. I exercise super hard and am very fit.
They really want me to get a defibrillator. My question is, do I need it? My arteries are clear, no sign of a heart attack, no arrhythmias. Sometimes I get tired because of the drugs I'm on which is not that big of a deal. I know that they can put a defibrillator in me and pulse my heart to help with resynchronization and it
may increase my EF, but I just don't really think it's a great idea. I just can't see it improving the quality of my life and I feel like this is being thrown at me as just a
good idea.
Thank you for your time. Any and all feedback would be greatly appreciated. 🙂
~Mike
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Mike Lofgren
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