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@beebop
Great news!! Having a EF of 69 is great!!! Wouldn't it be great to know what caused it to get back to normal.

I am on Entresto and Carvedilol also. What I had was cardiomyopathy caused by a virus. I had cardiac catherization and was diagnozed with no cardiovascular disease but a LBB in LV caused from scar tissue.

My EF was going down and down and when I got to 30 and was referred to EP. It was at that point I went to Mayo Jacksonville for second opinion. At Mayo I had consultations with EP and HF. I changed to Mayo for my treatments and was put on Entresto and Carvedidol. I had some initial trouble with fatique, low pulse rate, and BP when put on Entresto and Carvedidol.

The ICD/Pacemaker fixed the low pulse rate as I am paced at 70 BPM. It had gone down into the 40s from medications. The BP also dropped to 90/60 but goes up and down with weight. My HF says if it goes below the 90/60 he would just have me not take the Entresto and Carvedidol at same time. Caveat here. That is for me specifically and not to imply that is what you should do as we are all different that is up to your doctors.

I also had an ablation back many years ago for PVCs problem in RV. It fixed the PVCs. But the LV still had PVCs and I was getting occassionaly tachacardia that my ICD/Pacemaker was shocking me back to normal rympthm.

So I ike many others wanted quick fixed but may EP did not want to do anohter ablation without trying medications first. The medication I was put on stopped the incidences of tachacardia and reduced my PVCs by about 75%.

I like your post and was inspired by your success. You should be very happy with your success. It is still a topic. So keep posting.

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Thanks for sharing this. I got my doctor to OK my reducing my Carvedilol dose down from 12.5mg 2x day to one of 3mg and one of 6mg daily. The lower BP #’s are when I’ve been resting for a while and they do go up soon as I get some activity. Since I’m no longer getting weak or tired I’m not worrying about the lower numbers. Best Wishes for your progress.