Ask the doctors. I sustained major damage to my heart two years ago. My ejection fraction is around 20 percent. My most recent echocardiogram indicates that my heart is slightly enlarged. I am on an ACE inhibitor and a beta blocker at the maximum doses. Other than the heart damage, I am in good health. I have no trouble walking two miles or riding my bike. I go to work every day. I wonder what things will look like for me as I get older? What about life expectancy?
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001642:Bicycling; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D012016:Reference Values; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000502:physiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D016138:Walking; D014937:Work
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors