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Is There Anyway Back From Having Been A Patient Of Heart Failure?

Is there Anyway back from having been a patient of Heart failure. (Which I was five years ago)?. Will my heart repair its self, or Is the damage Irreversable. (It was pretty bad, I had only hours to live when It occured). I tend to be A Worried . I find myself thinking It will Kill me sudden like?. I no everybody has to die, but I would like to think I was (As they say) ready. I have quit smolking,seven month ago, and I don,t take drink. Having said so, I have put a bit of weight on about two stone on Is th8at relative?. Please can anybody re-assure me, and stop my senseless worrying all the time. tom gormley.
posted on Fri, 18 Dec 2009
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Well there are three types of acute heart problems which people commonly get confused and I am not sure which one you have reading your description. 1. Heart attack (MI) 2. Cardiac Arrest 3. Heart Failure True heart failure (or CCF - congestive cardiac failure) is a heart condition which affects the pumping ability of the heart. With this condition there are a number medications which can control the symptoms and aid with volume and pumping action of the heart. The only 'cure' is a total cardiac transplant or implantation of an artifical heart. Obesity is closely linked with morbidity in cardiac problems. Talk to your GP or cardiologist. If you do have heart failure you should have a heart failure specialist nurse who are a great source of support and advice. Talking things through with them should answer your questions more accurately than on here where we dont have clinical details, and should address and deal with your anxieties. Hope this helps xx
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Is There Anyway Back From Having Been A Patient Of Heart Failure?

Well there are three types of acute heart problems which people commonly get confused and I am not sure which one you have reading your description. 1. Heart attack (MI) 2. Cardiac Arrest 3. Heart Failure True heart failure (or CCF - congestive cardiac failure) is a heart condition which affects the pumping ability of the heart. With this condition there are a number medications which can control the symptoms and aid with volume and pumping action of the heart. The only cure is a total cardiac transplant or implantation of an artifical heart. Obesity is closely linked with morbidity in cardiac problems. Talk to your GP or cardiologist. If you do have heart failure you should have a heart failure specialist nurse who are a great source of support and advice. Talking things through with them should answer your questions more accurately than on here where we dont have clinical details, and should address and deal with your anxieties. Hope this helps xx