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Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Taking Coreg And High BP Medicine. Reason For Anemia?

I was diagnosed with idiopathic cardiomyopathy . Last year my ejection fraction was 25. My last echo cardiogram showed it be 51%. I am taking 50 mg of coreg and high blood pressure medicine. I just had blood work done and it shows I am anemic. I feel better than I ever have so what could be the reason for this. I am a 47 year old female.
Tue, 2 Jul 2013
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Hi,
Thank you for posting your question here, I will try to answer it to the best of my abilities.

It can be that you are in the early stages of anemia when symptoms havent sent in, thats why you havent noticed.
There are many reasons for anemia, the most simple would be your diet. Not eating enough iron or vitamin B12. There are other causes as well, but usually these two are the more common ones.
Now the job of your doctor is to find the cause of your anemia, this will require a couple of tests. Once he is done with that, you can be treated accordingly.

I hope this answered your question.
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Idiopathic Cardiomyopathy, Taking Coreg And High BP Medicine. Reason For Anemia?

Hi, Thank you for posting your question here, I will try to answer it to the best of my abilities. It can be that you are in the early stages of anemia when symptoms havent sent in, thats why you havent noticed. There are many reasons for anemia, the most simple would be your diet. Not eating enough iron or vitamin B12. There are other causes as well, but usually these two are the more common ones. Now the job of your doctor is to find the cause of your anemia, this will require a couple of tests. Once he is done with that, you can be treated accordingly. I hope this answered your question.