EF still sinking

• by jtrainer37
• 2015-08-29 05:08:59
• Complications
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• 3 comments

I had an RV PM installed last February when my EF had declined from 57 to 40, over a year's time. Six months later my EF declined to 30. I was referred to a Heart Failure Specialist who put me on Losartan 25mg. (Six months ago I was put on Lisinopril 50mg but had to DC it because my BP dropped to 80/50). I am tolerating the ARB OK which is good because the doctor says the insurance insists on a medication trial before replacing my RV PM with an ICD, which won't be until Thanksgiving. He said my current RV PM might be doing more harm than good.
My concern is that, with a weakening heart, this PM may be wearing it out faster, kinda like beating a dying horse - he's just going to die quicker. What do you guys think?