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What Is The Life Expectancy After Open Heart Surgery?
My dad had open heart surgery in July of this year.. He had a quadruple bypass and half surgery.. He just had his 12 week check up and his heart is now functioning at 20-25 percent. What would you say his life expectancy is. He is having a defibrillator put in also.
Fri, 26 Jun 2015
Hello. Thank you for asking on HCM.
As I can see, there is a dropped heart function, probably there is a heart muscle damage. I would rather not go on and speculate in giving an exact timing about life expectancy, due to the fact that there are many factors combined. Maybe, the cardiac surgeon can give you an approximation.
The defibrillator implantation is a positive thing, which will prevent death from life-threatening arrhythmias.
I hope I was helpful. Take care
As I can see, there is a dropped heart function, probably there is a heart muscle damage. I would rather not go on and speculate in giving an exact timing about life expectancy, due to the fact that there are many factors combined. Maybe, the cardiac surgeon can give you an approximation.
The defibrillator implantation is a positive thing, which will prevent death from life-threatening arrhythmias.
I hope I was helpful. Take care
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