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What Is The Life Expectancy Of Patient Taking Niacin, BP And Stent Medication?
71 male w/20% heart capacity ...smokes 6 cigs a day,, still drives, does yard work, sings and sexually active. does not eat well, too much sugar. takes meds for BP, stint meds, water pill, nicacin ..cholesterol pill. wondering how many years or months he has
Mon, 20 Feb 2023
Hi,
It is hard to pinpoint a precise figure in your case. It may be different value for each patient. It will depend on many factors like:
- Cause of heart failure like COPD or Cardiomyopathy etc. as well as the severity of disease due to these causes.
- Risk factors like smoking in your case, may have a negative effect on life expectancy.
- Active life style, having physical activity like a yard work etc. or other moderate physical exercises, may have a positive effect on the life expectancy.
- In the last and not the least, strictly adhering to the medicines prescribed by your doctor is of utmost importance.
- Also, co-morbidity like hypertension, diabetes, lipid disorders etc. may have a negative effect on the life expectancy.
It is hard to determine, how long a person is going to live ,once heart function reaches to 20%. Also, the prognosis depends on the type of heart failure besides LVEF, like systolic heart failure or diastolic heart failure.
Still, according to studies available, it has been seen that 5 year survival rate varies from 25% to 95%, depending on the severity of heart failure. 5 year survival rate in patients with 15-25 % of LVEF, has been seen about 45-55 %.
However, with advancement in treatment protocols, many a patients may have 10 year or longer survival rate after the diagnosis of the disease even with LVEF as low as 15 %.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician
It is hard to pinpoint a precise figure in your case. It may be different value for each patient. It will depend on many factors like:
- Cause of heart failure like COPD or Cardiomyopathy etc. as well as the severity of disease due to these causes.
- Risk factors like smoking in your case, may have a negative effect on life expectancy.
- Active life style, having physical activity like a yard work etc. or other moderate physical exercises, may have a positive effect on the life expectancy.
- In the last and not the least, strictly adhering to the medicines prescribed by your doctor is of utmost importance.
- Also, co-morbidity like hypertension, diabetes, lipid disorders etc. may have a negative effect on the life expectancy.
It is hard to determine, how long a person is going to live ,once heart function reaches to 20%. Also, the prognosis depends on the type of heart failure besides LVEF, like systolic heart failure or diastolic heart failure.
Still, according to studies available, it has been seen that 5 year survival rate varies from 25% to 95%, depending on the severity of heart failure. 5 year survival rate in patients with 15-25 % of LVEF, has been seen about 45-55 %.
However, with advancement in treatment protocols, many a patients may have 10 year or longer survival rate after the diagnosis of the disease even with LVEF as low as 15 %.
Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Satnarain Bansal, General & Family Physician
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