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Had Heart Failure Due To Virus. Weakness, Tiredness, Breathlessness

Hi my name is Gayle my husband just had heart failure due to a virus that went through & infection in his foot has rsd 4 & attacked his heart they said he has corinary heart disease & the arteries are all clear the heart is pumping at now 25%. He is on a life alert jacket & they just extended it another 3 months to be worn the cardiologist said he had up to 5-15 years to live its been 10 day s out of the hospital & still is weak, looks so tired & short of brath at times. Please if you have better news than this would be greatly appreciated
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HE SHOULD BE ON OPTIMAL MEDICATION WITH SALT AND WATER RESTRICTION .HE NEEDS TO BE ASSESSED FOR AN AICD DEVICE AND KEPT ON A TRANSPLANT LIST.
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Had Heart Failure Due To Virus. Weakness, Tiredness, Breathlessness

HE SHOULD BE ON OPTIMAL MEDICATION WITH SALT AND WATER RESTRICTION .HE NEEDS TO BE ASSESSED FOR AN AICD DEVICE AND KEPT ON A TRANSPLANT LIST.