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Thanks for your story. Very informative. I was initially diagnosed with HF at Mayo Clinic. My journey started with first heart attack with 5 stents. A second heart attack after surgery. 16 yrs later the stents were occluded. Third heart attack. They wanted to restent but couldn’t which left the choice of bypass during Covid. The dr at Mayo mentioned a device is used if EF goes to 30 as there is a risk of cardiac arrest. I have ischemic cardiomyopathy. My EF is stable at 46 but I do not feel well a lot. Compromised life. I’ve read that Cleveland Clinic gives patients a treatment plan which I think makes so much sense. I think drs here wait for changes in symptoms and then address. Doesn’t work so much for me. Thanks for reply!

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Yes my cardiologist were saying same thing about the EF of 30. When gets at that point carries a high chance of tachycardia.

Reference Cleveland Clinic (CC). CC is known throughout the world as best and most experienced medical institution for heart disease and treatments.

I have non ischemic cardiomyopathy which is very different from ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Your EF at 46 is almost normal (50-70). But what my HF doctor at Mayo told it not so much the numbers but how you feel.
Good luck!