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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Person With EF Of 20%?
My friend is 82, male and has had heart issues for years. His heart is currently at 15-20%. He is maintains a lot of fluid and under doctors care. What is the expectancy estimate. He also has stage 4 renal failure and diabetes. A lot going on! Thanks
Wed, 19 Sep 2018
Hi,
Unfortunately his parameters are very grave and prognosis is bad. You can shift him to tertiary care center but complete cure is not possible and we can only prolong his life.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
Unfortunately his parameters are very grave and prognosis is bad. You can shift him to tertiary care center but complete cure is not possible and we can only prolong his life.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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