Is Residing Close To A Hospital Necessary While Having A Heart Condition?

Posted on Wed, 19 Oct 2016

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Wed, 19 Oct 2016 Answered on

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Question : my mom has heart disease and lives 18 miles away from the hospital qmd it takes 24 mins to get there. should she move closer to town?

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

It all depends on the type of cardiac disease and the gravity of it. If your mother has a serious life threatening cardiac disease or her disease is in an unstable stage she should move closer to town.

Can you please specify the type of cardiac disease and the severity of her disease?

Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar