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What Is Life Expectancy Of Elderly With 20% Of Heart Functioning?
Hi there, wondering what the life expectancy is of a 76 year old, ex-smoker, height 181cm, weight 92 kilos, with only 20% of his heart functioning? We've been led to believe that it might ever be as soon as 2 or 3 months? He's just been started on beta blockers this week and also has had a severe infection 6 weeks ago. Thanks
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Hi,
Everything depends on if you start healthy lifestyle and take heart failure medications. If you do it, your ejection fraction may increase, which will have favorable effect in your life expectancy. Even if it will not increase, I have patients who take their medications regularly, follow healthy lifestyle and are doing fine more than 2-3 years.
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Everything depends on if you start healthy lifestyle and take heart failure medications. If you do it, your ejection fraction may increase, which will have favorable effect in your life expectancy. Even if it will not increase, I have patients who take their medications regularly, follow healthy lifestyle and are doing fine more than 2-3 years.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
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