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Ejection Fraction Of Heart Rated At 40. Thinking Of Slowly Increasing Walking Time. Suggestions?
my ef has recently rated at 40, I do no walking except to shop, should I increase my walking ? can this increase my ef, I"ve had 9 heart attacks and am on 17 meds, have had bypass surgery, but my friend wants me to walk a little. starting at 10 minutes a day and if possible slowly increasing that time. How much risk is there to this practice? thank You
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Dear Sir/ Madam
Thanks for your query to us.
There is no doubt that exercise has an important role in rehabilitation of patients with CAD. This depends upon a number of factors like your EF, number of non-revascularised obstructions, time to last event, any episode of exertional VT in the past etc.
I would recommend you to consult your cardiologist, take an exercise prescription and start walking.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder singh
Thanks for your query to us.
There is no doubt that exercise has an important role in rehabilitation of patients with CAD. This depends upon a number of factors like your EF, number of non-revascularised obstructions, time to last event, any episode of exertional VT in the past etc.
I would recommend you to consult your cardiologist, take an exercise prescription and start walking.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder singh
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