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Had Continuous Heart Attacks, Fluid On Heart, Lungs, Infection In Heart, Liver, No Blocked Arteries. Cure?
Friend husband had 3 heart attacks in 2 days , struggling to breath for last 2 weeks .
Had fluid on heart and lungs , then infection in heart and liver.
Had test done and showed no blocked arteries , which was good but bad as doctor thought that was the problem .
Going MRI scan tomorrow .
Still only 10% of heart working , and been told will need medication for rest if life .
I think he is not saying the full story to my friend ? Will he need a transplant with only 10% or will they send him home on medication , he had been very Ill for 2 weeks now . Had done drugs in the past for long time , he is 50 ?
Can you more % of heart function come back ?
Had fluid on heart and lungs , then infection in heart and liver.
Had test done and showed no blocked arteries , which was good but bad as doctor thought that was the problem .
Going MRI scan tomorrow .
Still only 10% of heart working , and been told will need medication for rest if life .
I think he is not saying the full story to my friend ? Will he need a transplant with only 10% or will they send him home on medication , he had been very Ill for 2 weeks now . Had done drugs in the past for long time , he is 50 ?
Can you more % of heart function come back ?
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Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Sorry to see the state...
With only 10% function, the prognosis is extremely poor...
Transplant may be the only option - but he has to come around this crisis and be stable, even for thinking about it / apart from several other restraints and considerations...
Micro-vascular disease / spasm / infection - any one of them alone or in combination might have been responsible...
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
Welcome to Health Care Magic
Sorry to see the state...
With only 10% function, the prognosis is extremely poor...
Transplant may be the only option - but he has to come around this crisis and be stable, even for thinking about it / apart from several other restraints and considerations...
Micro-vascular disease / spasm / infection - any one of them alone or in combination might have been responsible...
Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck
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