lvef...what does it mean?

[Master Chief Mike]

I am a 48 year old non-smoking male who had a CABGx4 last year. I was
looking at some paperwork and I saw a comment from about 12 weeks
after the surgery that said: LVEF=55%. Could someone please tell me
what that means?

 

[Glenn]

Left Ventrical Ejection Fraction

You must have had an echocardiogram.

55% is a good number, from what I've researched.


[email protected] (Master Chief Mike) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am a 48 year old non-smoking male who had a CABGx4 last year. I was
> looking at some paperwork and I saw a comment from about 12 weeks
> after the surgery that said: LVEF=55%. Could someone please tell me
> what that means?

 

[Master Chief Mike]

Thanks for the speedy reply. Is 55% good or bad for post cabg?

 

[Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD]

Master Chief Mike wrote:

> Thanks for the speedy reply. Is 55% good or bad for post cabg?

Good.


--
Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/

 

[Chip]

"Master Chief Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for the speedy reply. Is 55% good or bad for post cabg?

the normal resting EF is 50 to 75% of the end-diastolic volume.

Chip