My E F was 48% and now it’s 40%

[Summerplace]

my E F was 35% after my H A then when it recovered it was 48% but now I’ve just been tested and it’s 40% l stopped smoking and my diet is good and l walk every day but l drink wine at the weekends and that can be 2 to 3 bottles so now l feel very upset and wanted to know can l improve this with stopping drinking. Thank you

[Jalia]

Apparently drinking that much can lower ejection fraction. So there's your answer really! How about one bottle ??

[Summerplace in reply to Jalia]

yes this has to be done , thank you for your reply

[devonian186 in reply to Summerplace]

How about getting a variety of those smaller bottles and endeavour to drink 2 or 3 over the weekend which is equivalent to one large bottle?

[DWizza]

jeez 2-3 bottles over the weekend 🤦🏼.. that would leave me feeling awful these days . It’s just not in line with my goals anymore ( or my capabilities 🤣). My Nstemi and 4xcabg was a huge shock to me , family and friends . I felt that I’d let the side down. I’ve been given another chance, a rebirth. So many more things to do , for myself , with my wife , family and friends . I have a beer every now and then , but I know how it affects my sleep /recovery . I drink well within the weekly unit guidelines now. Are you drinking 2-3 bottles every weekend? About 30 units ? Why not have a chat with the online nurses Summerplace , see what they say about the effects on EF and possible ways forward? I know that once we set our minds to change something we can achieve it and you’ve already taken the first step to make a change and that’s discussing and owning it. 👍🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻. Keep us posted please .

[Identiy]

ChatGPT (AI) response to the question "Does alcohol cause a reduced ejection fraction " was

Yes, excessive alcohol consumption can lead to a decrease in ejection fraction (EF), a measure of how well the heart pumps blood with each contraction. Chronic heavy drinking can cause alcoholic cardiomyopathy, a form of heart disease where the heart muscle becomes weakened and enlarged, reducing its ability to pump blood effectively. This condition can significantly lower the ejection fraction, increasing the risk of heart failure and other cardiovascular complications.

Even moderate alcohol intake, over a long period, may lead to a decrease in EF in some individuals, especially those with preexisting heart conditions. However, light to moderate alcohol consumption does not typically have such an effect in healthy individuals.

[Happyrosie]

drinking two or three bottles of wine over the weekend would have been normal drinking for many of us in our younger days.

When I was in my twenties, one bottle a day was thought to be the max recommended. Then 21 units a week. Wine became stronger (from 10 is then to 13 ish now) so the recommendation is not that there are six units to the bottle but nine and a half. With the current max recommended units at 14 per week that’s less than two bottles. Spread throughout the week, with at least one or better two or three days non-drinking in between. Two or three over two days is classed as bi ge drinking, thought to be not good.