Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
My husband was recently diagnosed with cardiomyopathy with 15 % EF by an echocardiogram at a hospital. He is 37 years old, with no medical history problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or thyroid issues. During his stay at the hospital, he received countless tests. He battled stabilizing his oxygen (O2) and would go as low as 80. He received a heart catheter but showed no signs of blockages. The night before the heart catheter, he went into Vtech for nine beats. The doctors are all confused. All blood work, urine, and vitals (other than O2) show normal. They also mentioned his rhythm was perfect during the echocardiogram except for the fact the echocardiogram showed that his only concern was the 15 % EF. They mentioned he should be discharged and continue outpatient care. Would this be a normal request for someone who is experiencing this? I wanted to note that I rushed him to the ER due to coughing up foamy pink stuff and his O2 was 83. Kindly suggest.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
I understand your concern.
Regarding your husband's symptoms and echocardiogram (ECG) report, I believe he has cardiomyopathy (weakness of the heart muscle) which has led to a poor supply of oxygen and blood to the organs. I do not think he has any coronary heart disease that will prompt putting in a vascular catheter despite the ventricular tachycardia, he developed with just nine beats. Also, he should not have been discharged home to continue his treatment, as his cardiomyopathy is a life-threatening condition that may lead to heart failure due to a heart murmur. However, I will suggest the following treatment for him. Let him get an ECG and reply to me with the result and increase the O2 to 5L/min to improve the O2 level, give one tablet of Imidapril 10 mg orally once a day for two weeks. If your symptoms persist, schedule another appointment for follow-up via chat, phone, or video consultation. I hope this will help you.
Thank you.
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Answered byDr. Chibitam Hope Obia
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