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What Is The Prognosis Of CHF Stage IV?
my mother has stage IV CHF, she experiences shortness of breath, cannot get up a few stairs without rest and often has dizzy spells, when she was in hospital she also suffered from acute kidney failure. She has been advised that she is not a candidate for heart transplant and she was advised here heart is at 10% function. Can you advise what can be done at what is approx life expectancy.
Mon, 13 Mar 2017
Hi There
It's very unpleasant to hear that and I completely understand what you are going through. Stage 4 is the last stage of ChF ( congestive heart failure) and medicines barely provide any relief to the patient. The only option at this stage is a heart transplant but again unfortunately due to the complexity of the surgery and many other factors very few patients qualify for it.
90% of the patients will pass away within one year of stage 4 Heart failure. Just try to keep her happy all the time be with her
don't let her feel lonely.
May god bless
It's very unpleasant to hear that and I completely understand what you are going through. Stage 4 is the last stage of ChF ( congestive heart failure) and medicines barely provide any relief to the patient. The only option at this stage is a heart transplant but again unfortunately due to the complexity of the surgery and many other factors very few patients qualify for it.
90% of the patients will pass away within one year of stage 4 Heart failure. Just try to keep her happy all the time be with her
don't let her feel lonely.
May god bless
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