Chalkygirl
New member
Hi, new to the forum and posting on behalf.....husband had MV repair in Sept last year, was in afib for around 6 months (a few weeks prior to surgery and 5 months post) before successful cardioversion in Feb this year. At his cardio appointment last week he was told he has severe left ventricular impairment and dilation, Dr said his ejection fraction was about a third of what it should be. A complete kick in the guts as we were so hopeful that the repair would be the 'fix'. Thing is he doesn't have any shortness of breath after exercise and can do about 20-30km on his bike without feeling puffed. He will have another echo in 3 months but doctor said there is only a 50% chance it could improve. He is currently on Amiodarone, Metoprolol and now doctor has just started him on an ACE inhibitor (Cilazapril). Be really keen to hear from anyone else who has experienced this post repair and what the outcome was - whether it has improved or not. I have also read that ubiquinol (co-enzyme Q10) can help with heart muscle repair. Thanks in advance.