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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Have you ever done an echo or anything that measures the effectiveness of your heart at pumping blood?
I ask because that was my dad’s issue from untreated sleep apnea. His heart was pumping at about 30 percent efficiency at age 64. Now, most hearts don’t pump at higher than 75 from what I was told then. But normally at his age you’d expect about 60 percent even with him being overweight.
It was a significant contributing factor in his death (heart attack) during chemo treatment for colon cancer.
Talk to your doc about it.
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I haven't but i'm due for my annual checkup. It's not something that i've ever discussed before but i'll be bringing it up. Sorry for your loss, man.