Pacemaker Club: Refraction rate

Refraction rate

by becky1958
2016-03-08 01:03:46
ICDs
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6 comments

Has anyone had their refraction rate to improve after having a ICD unit put in? My refraction rate is 20%.

6 Comments

Do you mean...

by donr - 2016-03-08 03:03:50

...Ejection fraction? Sounds like it to me.

Donr

Ejection Fraction

by Grateful Heart - 2016-03-08 04:03:47

Yes becky, some of us have seen improvement. My EF was 24%....it is now 55%. No one has 100%. A normal EF is considered 60-70%. It is important to go by how you feel. Many people function fine with a lower EF.

I hope you see improvement as well.

Grateful Heart

Improved

by RoyS - 2016-03-09 01:03:24

Hi
When I had my pm changed to a pacing defib they installed a left and right lead and with drugs I went from 20% to 47% I was on deaths door before now I can work quite well like mixing concrete and cutting down trees.
Cheers
Roy

1st echo post implant

by marineboy - 2016-03-09 02:03:07

Pleased to report that 4 months after CRT-D implant ( echo done yesterday) my EF has moved from 25% to 35/40%.
Believe there have been a number of factors in this, not least the device itself, but also getting off my butt for the first time in 20 odd years and exercising.
I feel so much better.
Additionally diabetes numbers are radically improved from the exercise.
A happy camper

Improved

by Ladyfish - 2016-03-10 08:03:54

I'm on my second CRT-D. My EF went from 10-15% to 20% and crept up over the first 4 years to 45%. I am now on my second device and stable at 45%.

Without the CRT-D...I would be dead.

Normal EF

by CincyGirl - 2016-03-29 11:03:07

My ejection fraction was less than 20% when I was diagnosed with CHF. After receiving my 1st pacemaker (had my 3rd in 10 years last September) I returned to a normal EF within about a year. My EP doctor said that was not something he sees all the time but it does happen. Good luck!