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Hello doctors. We just found out that my mother who is 52 and has diabetes have lvef-40.. there are no symptoms though. Doc has prescribed medicines as well and told her to do reduce salt and water intake. I want to know what else is there which she should avoid, she go out for a walk daily and climbs stairs 3-4 times a day. Is all this okay? Up to what limit can she do all this physical activities. Please suggest more tips to make the lvef better along with medicines
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First and foremost we need to find out the etiology for having lv dysfunction. Most common in diabetics is coronary artery disease. Other causes can be cardiomyopathy ( weakness of heart muscles). Needs proper evaluation
Avoid strenous activities
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Physical consultation.
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