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Suggest Treatment For End Stage Congestive Heart Failure
my mother 61 yrs old has end stage congestive heart failure,her defibrilator has gone off three time, she has been admitted to the hospital several times, only to go home and get more fluid ongathered around her abdominal area approx-20lbs in a week- then go back hospital get some iv lasix , which is not working that well, and dobutamide iv. She is becoming confused at times, very depressed, and has pulmonary hypertension -secondary to end stage chf..also her ejection fraction is 15%, she cant take a step without becomng short of breath and has severe pain in her legs now, also she has diabetes 2, hypothyroidism and rheumatoid and osteo arthritis...ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS how much longer approximately can she go on like this? its not getting any better just worse, and they cant do a LVAD or a transplantation...so what the heck should we do, and why wont they (cardiologist order hospice?)
Fri, 30 Dec 2016
Hi
i am sorry but ef 15% and her symptoms are indicative of class 4 congestive cardiac failure , prognosis is few months on medication , how ever miracle do occur so dont lose hope, she is a candidate for LVAD and cardiac transplant , but it cant be done lets have hope that medicines help her ,however 15% ef is very critically low ef and slowly she will detoriate leading to cardiac arrest
sorry
so try for LVAD,you have not entered her medication,but i feel dr would have tried them all
i am sorry but ef 15% and her symptoms are indicative of class 4 congestive cardiac failure , prognosis is few months on medication , how ever miracle do occur so dont lose hope, she is a candidate for LVAD and cardiac transplant , but it cant be done lets have hope that medicines help her ,however 15% ef is very critically low ef and slowly she will detoriate leading to cardiac arrest
sorry
so try for LVAD,you have not entered her medication,but i feel dr would have tried them all
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