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LVEF low heart rate help.
At 81 I have a left bundle branch block, had a heart attack years ago and now my fraction rate keeps going down. It went from 40 to 35 and the doctor up my meds & said: after the next ECHO in October if it is still low I will need a defibrillator which won't fix the problem only shock me if my heart stops. Looking for something I can do to make this improve & need any information possible. Thanks! DR
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Hello @bluelady44,
I moved your discussion to the Heart Rhythm Conditions support group, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/heart-rhythm-conditions/.
I'd like to invite @jrccle, @bill0996, and @dizzyprizzy who have discussed a left bundle branch block and some of their complications, treatments and coping mechanisms they have experienced.
@bluelady44, while you wait for your next ECHO, were you given any restrictions or things to look for day-to-day?
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I only wanted to talk about my lower LVEF heart rate. I don't have a fib.
My LBBB was in 2005, age 59, and discovered at VA who put me on BP meds and cholesterol meds. Assigned a cardiologist who just followed. In 2019, I had an AFib event that resulted in an ablation 6 mos later. That EP put me left me on Eloquis as he said that I hit 3/5 markers. In 23, a stress EKG showed a heart that did not respond properly, sick sinus syndrome diagnosis. Pacemaker implanted for a minimum of 60 beats. BP seems to have responded favorably. This EP took me off of Eloquis in early 24. Long story here but I think that LBBB is the least of your worries. The EF is most important. And for me there are other declining numbers from a recent (6/25) heart ultra sound. I think that the only thing that I can do is to increase an already active lifestyle and improve diet with the med diet. I am very comfortable with my Docs at Vanderbilt. Therefore, discipline yourself to improve in certain areas and stop the things that you know are harmful.