AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR
LOW EJECTION FRACTION
What is low ejection fraction?
How well a person's heart is working is determined by their ejection fraction. It shows how much blood the heart is pumping out with each contraction and is indicated as a percentage. An ejection fraction of 60%, for instance, indicates that every time the heart beats, 60% of the blood is pumped out of the left ventricle, the organ's primary pumping chamber. Generally, the normal range for ejection fraction is between 55% and 70%.
When the ejection fraction drops below the usual range, it is referred to as a low ejection fraction (or low EF). It indicates that the heart isn't working as efficiently as it ought to.
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Low numbers can be worrisome. The patient is at a considerable risk of getting a risky arrhythmia or potentially cardiac failure if the ejection fraction is 35% or lower. Heart failure can be identified using the ejection fraction.
What do ejection fraction results mean?
Cardiology experts usually divide LVEF results for adults over the age of 18 into the following groups:
High LVEF
A heart condition like hypertrophic cardiomyopathy may be indicated by an LVEF reading of more than 74 percent for women and 72 percent for males. This occurs when the heart muscle thickens more than usual and obstructs the heart's ability to pump blood. It frequently leads to abrupt cardiac arrest.
Normal
A person's heart may not necessarily be "normal" even if their LVEF is normal. Heart failure with maintained ejection fraction is a condition that affects some people who have heart failure (HFpEF). For more information, see below.
Mildly decreased
Mildly decreased is defined as having an ejection fraction of between 41 and 51 percent for men and between 41 and 53 percent for women. It might indicate heart damage, possibly as a result of a heart ailment or a previous heart attack.
A LVEF of less than 40% is a sign of heart failure with a decreased ejection fraction (HFrEF). It might also be caused by cardiomyopathy, a condition in which the heart's muscles weaken and less efficiently pump blood to the body as a whole.
Causes of low ejection fraction
Lower-than-normal ejection fractions are frequently a symptom of underlying heart disease. Low ejection fraction can be caused by many heart and blood vessel problems, such as:
Cardiomyopathy, which results in enlarged, thick, or stiff heart muscles. Coronary artery disease is a condition where blood flow is obstructed by plaque build-up in the two major arteries that supply blood to the heart.
Heart attack: a condition in which the heart muscle's blood supply is obstructed and harmed.
When one or more of the heart valves don't open and close properly, it's called heart valve disease.
Systolic heart failure occurs when the left ventricle of the heart is unable to pump blood sufficiently hard.
Most of these patients could have ischemic heart disease or chronic heart failure. Depending on the underlying cause, many treatments are available, although in many circumstances, a low ejection fraction indicates a poor prognosis.