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What Is The Life Expectancy Of A Person With Congestive Heart Failure?
Hi. My husband is 66 years old. He has had 9 heart attacks/cardiac events. Has Ischemic cardiomyopathy with EF of 25%, chronic Congestive heart failure,hypertension, hyperlipidemia, significant multi vessel coronary artery disease. CABG x2 with AICD placement with 2 past firings, ventricular tachycardia,COPD and type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea. Question, best guess at life expectancy. Needless to say he is depressed and just wants to give up.
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Hello,
His general condition is bad and prognosis is poor.
He might require medical care and supportive management.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
His general condition is bad and prognosis is poor.
He might require medical care and supportive management.
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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