Ever heard of that? I'll bet not! It is basically a measure of your hearts pumping efficiency. And you can take it literally. It is a fraction, with the amount of blood your heard chambers hold being the denominator, and the amount of blood it spits out with every pump the numerator. My EF is 61, which is just perfect thank you very much!!
How do I know this? Well from the echocardiogram that I had done because this senior citizen doctor in Hamilton (no not me, he was the senior) told me that I had a heart murmer and potentially something called aoritc stenosis. Briefly that means that the valve leading from your heart to your lungs is fubared ( if you don't know what that means ask Elly) and may need repair or replacement! And of course with that would come all kinds of other complications such as thickening of the heart wall etc. etc. Nice eh? So I have been just a little anxious for more than a month now waiting on this test to prove that the kindly old gentleman had perhaps heard his own heart malfuntioning but certanly not mine. The echo results state unequivocably "there is no evidence of aortic stenosis". Phew! Somehow I couldn't imagine a future where I would have to slow down because I had heart problems....that would have been a bit disheartening...lmao!!!
Anyway, all's good Cory. Of course you knew that didn't you?
(run 7.3 kms, swim 1000 metres, weights)
“Excuse me Doctor, I think I know a little something about medicine"---Homer Simpson
...and I really like this one...
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."---Maya Angelou
Love
Peter
How do I know this? Well from the echocardiogram that I had done because this senior citizen doctor in Hamilton (no not me, he was the senior) told me that I had a heart murmer and potentially something called aoritc stenosis. Briefly that means that the valve leading from your heart to your lungs is fubared ( if you don't know what that means ask Elly) and may need repair or replacement! And of course with that would come all kinds of other complications such as thickening of the heart wall etc. etc. Nice eh? So I have been just a little anxious for more than a month now waiting on this test to prove that the kindly old gentleman had perhaps heard his own heart malfuntioning but certanly not mine. The echo results state unequivocably "there is no evidence of aortic stenosis". Phew! Somehow I couldn't imagine a future where I would have to slow down because I had heart problems....that would have been a bit disheartening...lmao!!!
Anyway, all's good Cory. Of course you knew that didn't you?
(run 7.3 kms, swim 1000 metres, weights)
“Excuse me Doctor, I think I know a little something about medicine"---Homer Simpson
...and I really like this one...
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."---Maya Angelou
Love
Peter
I am totally aware of ejection fraction and can understand your blog. When Dan was in hospital in 2003 his ejection fraction at that time was 18%..along with arythmia. It was at that time he was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy which is the thickening of the heart wall. That is now medicinally controlled. Was this senior from Hamilton a grumpy, cranky old man. If so, same man that travels to Chatham on Fridays to dan's internal medicine doc and had the pleasure of meeting him. I am so happy to hear that you do not have aortic stenosis. Big PHEWWWWW!!!!!!
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