title: Ask the doctor. My 69-year-old husband has had cardiomyopathy and diabetes for several years. Lately his ankles are always swollen. At his last doctor's visit, my husband's cardiologist said his heart has leaky valves and his ejection fraction is 10%. What would be the best plan for him?
authors: Thomas
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authors: Lee
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000503:physiopathology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000628:therapy; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D013148:Spironolactone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013318:Stroke Volume
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D000806:Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors; D004232:Diuretics; D013148:Spironolactone