Plucked up courage to read notes properly!

[Imin]

Hi.

I’m still trying to get some answers so I have been looking at my discharge notes which state Echocardiography shows post PCI LV Function at LVEF>50. I’m still awaiting a consult with cardiologist to ask him many questions but while I’m waiting can anyone explain the above?

Thanks very much in advance R x

[Fortepiano]

It means your left ventricle ejection fraction (i.e. the amount of blood pumped out at every heart beat) is normal.

[Imin in reply to Fortepiano]

Thank you. I take it that’s good??

[Fortepiano in reply to Imin]

Yes!

[Imin in reply to Fortepiano]

Thanks so much x

[NorthantsSteve]

This is sometimes confusing. Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction is the amount of blood that’s pushed around the body in each cycle. So the ideal isn’t 100%. In fact that would be very bad! Normal range starts around 55% and the measurement is so approximate that over 50% is good news.

[Imin in reply to NorthantsSteve]

Thank you. I was slightly concerned as I didn’t know what the 50 was out of! I assumed it was a percentage so thought 50 didn’t sound too good as only half as what it could be...if you get what I mean! 🤷‍♀️

[Prada47 in reply to Imin]

Hi

I was told by a Radiologist Dr this week that EF is approximately +-5% as it has been said on here before they draw a line around the ventricle and do the measurement all a little crude, his words not mine.

MRI is a little bit more accurate but only by a very small margin !!!

Regards

[Imin in reply to Prada47]

Thanks for that