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How Long Can A Person Live While Heart Is Functioning At 20%?
My brother is in his mid 50 s with a defibrillator and his heart is functioning at only 20%. He s on Coumadin and alot of different medications. He s diabetic he weighs around 350 and his doctor just put him on oxygen. How long can a person live with these circumstances
Fri, 20 Mar 2015
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I really appreciate your concern for your brother, apart from the heat condition and less functioning over all general condition and other vital function also be taken in to account as long as the prognosis is concern and some this could be excellent if other vital functions are intake, hope this information helps, take care. (clinical condition is more concern and this gives clue about the prognosis )
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern for your brother, apart from the heat condition and less functioning over all general condition and other vital function also be taken in to account as long as the prognosis is concern and some this could be excellent if other vital functions are intake, hope this information helps, take care. (clinical condition is more concern and this gives clue about the prognosis )
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