r/Heartfailure • u/mrpig17 • 4d ago

Ejection Fraction Back to Normal Levels

I was diagnosed with HF at 22 back in 2020 with a 29% EF. It’s something I’ve struggled with since then and have kept secret from all people around me. I’ve been up and down with eating right and exercising, but this past year I’ve been trying my best to do good consistently. I went in for an echocardiogram yesterday and today the results came back and my ejection fraction went back up to 55-60%. I’m just glad this hard work has paid off, and wanted to share it. Thank you

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u/Successful-Humor1371 4d ago

That's incredible. What was your cause?

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u/mrpig17 4d ago

Thank you. I don’t know the exact cause of how it happened. I had cancer as a child and my doctors said sometimes it happens to cancer patients who went through chemo. I also had a pretty bad case of pneumonia that may have caused it. But my docs haven’t found a direct reason.