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Suggest Life Expectancy For A Patient Who Had Heart Failure And Fitted With A Pace Maker.
My grandad is 76 and has heart failure he was fitted with a pacemaker 2 years ago he can no longer walk and keeps collapsing Im pretty sure he is at stage 4 heart failure we was recently admitted to hospital because he collapsed his eyes rolled back and he lost all control of body functions he was rushed to hospital they said he had a chest infection kept him over night and sent him home the next day saying they could do no more he also has diabetes could you please just be honest if you can and give me a life expectancy I obviously no it wont be long but just need to prepare my self kind regards, norah
Fri, 4 Apr 2014
Dear sir
As I analysed your history, patient with implanted pace maker with the history of diabetes have bad prognosis.
The average survival rate may vary upto 5 years, but with the good control of blood pressure and diabetes then it might go upto 10 years.
it totally dependent upon the individuals.
since there is also history of heart failure, the prognosis is bad
Thanks
As I analysed your history, patient with implanted pace maker with the history of diabetes have bad prognosis.
The average survival rate may vary upto 5 years, but with the good control of blood pressure and diabetes then it might go upto 10 years.
it totally dependent upon the individuals.
since there is also history of heart failure, the prognosis is bad
Thanks
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