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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Hi, My father was diagnosed as dilated cardiomyopathy 5 years back and his EF was 42 percent. Of late, when the Echo was done may be it's 40 percent. He had some symptoms earlier coughing, fatigue but now now.. Just sometimes while sleeping he gets shortness of breath .. I know this is a common symptom .. My question is.. Can we change from Carvedilol to Bisoprolol . Can we see some improvement ? Also, changing from repace 50mg twice a day to valsartan would help in any way ? Is there a lot of side effects in taking Valsartan ?
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Dr. Ajeya N. Ukadgaonkar
Interventional Cardiologist
13 yrs exp
Aurangabad
Hello,
Changing from carvedilol to bisoprolol or losqrtan to valsartan wont help much. These symptoms are to be dealt with adjusting diuretics . I also need much more details so that i can optimize medicines accordingly. Consult online directly for the same
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