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What Happens When Heart Works Only 10% In A Diabetic?

hi, my mother in law is a cardiac patient she don't have any bypass nor any of her valves are block but her heart is weak she feel breathless,but 3 days before she was breathless we took her to hospital they treated her but she was on ventilators but now she is no more on ventilators but the doctor said that her heart is working only 10% i m really worried about her plz help me out....plus she is diabetic olso! thank u
Tue, 19 Jan 2016
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Hello and welcome to HCM.
I have read your query. I hope this will help
Your mother is having HEART FAILURE. diabetes Is a very important risk factor for developing heart failure. Your doctor would certainly have had her ECHOCARDIOGRAPH to say that her heart is working only 10% and when it is working less than 30% HEART TRANSPLANT is the definite treatment. But drug therapy provide excellent control of sypmtoms if TRANSPLANT is not possible...
I will advise you to take her to a CARDIOLOGIST ,have all of her necessary investigations done in time and she should be started on HEART FAILURE MEDICATIONS...
Mean while good diabetic control is necessary along with salt restriction.
I hope this was beneficial for u
Regards
Dr faeza
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What Happens When Heart Works Only 10% In A Diabetic?

Hello and welcome to HCM. I have read your query. I hope this will help Your mother is having HEART FAILURE. diabetes Is a very important risk factor for developing heart failure. Your doctor would certainly have had her ECHOCARDIOGRAPH to say that her heart is working only 10% and when it is working less than 30% HEART TRANSPLANT is the definite treatment. But drug therapy provide excellent control of sypmtoms if TRANSPLANT is not possible... I will advise you to take her to a CARDIOLOGIST ,have all of her necessary investigations done in time and she should be started on HEART FAILURE MEDICATIONS... Mean while good diabetic control is necessary along with salt restriction. I hope this was beneficial for u Regards Dr faeza