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Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB) life expectancy?
Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Oct 31 9:57pm | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
@dizzyprizzy
I was diagnosed in the 1989 with a LBBB. No cause found as had catherization and belived a virus got into heart (based on my symptoms prior to routine stress test where they found it).
In 2000 I was diagnozed with heart failure. My EF was in the 30s. My EF went below 30 and got an ICD pacemaker in 2006. I am now 77 years old. I exercise every day and do Sprint Triathlons. I have no exercise restrictions other than not to overdue it and that is for anyone my age. Exercise if important to keep you heart muscle from getting any weaker.
My EF now has been at 20-25 since 2016. In addition to ICD/Pacemaker I am on Entresto and Coreg. I expect to live a very long life and have already done 2 sprint trialthons this year and have another one coming up on June 8th.
Heart failure is a terrrible term. It DOES NOT mean the heart has failed. It means your heart EF is not the normal amount. Many things can cause HF including the biggest cause high blood pressure. Don't get depressed talke to your doctor about exercise and hobbies that you like and your doctor says you can do and do them. Do things in life that bring you happines as your mental outlook is just as important and your physical.
Good luck
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I have a LBBB. I'm 58 now and have been on meds (also Entresto and Coreg) for about 8 years due to low Ejection Fraction (EF). I've been at 25-30 Ejection Fraction for the past few years. My cardiologist has been pushing for a couple years now to get me into a pacemaker because of the EF. I understand that I need a pacemaker but am active and don't experience any symptoms while exercising, or really any time. I am worried about being limited in what I can do (my EP said basically no upper body weightlifting or anything that repetitively works the shoulder joint, like swimming, because it could loosen and break the wires). I don't want to not get a pacemaker and damage my heart further, but I'm nervous about the life change after getting a pacemaker. Your story gives me optimism.