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What Is The Survival Rate After A Heart Pump Removal Surgery?

Hi. My bf father is in his 60s and had a heart attack the other night, he had stents put in, after recovery, couldnt stabilize his blood pressure. They have him sedated, and a heart pump to give his heart a rest for 72 hrs. Also saying he only has 20 percent function. Tomorrow they are goin to remove the pump or balloon they called it..what happens next? Is there a several rate..
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Hi;

It looks like your father had a severe heart attack. I understand that EF (ejection fraction) of your father's heart is 20%, it means that heart was severely shocked and failing to sustain adequate circulation. If revascularization process was successful, myocytes (heart cells) which were shocked due to ischemic period may recover some of their functions resulting with improved EF. That's why they will gonna try to deactivate heart pump (probablp intraaortic baloon pump) for observing the expected recovery. I hope he gets better

May he recover soon, and I wish you patience.
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What Is The Survival Rate After A Heart Pump Removal Surgery?

Hi; It looks like your father had a severe heart attack. I understand that EF (ejection fraction) of your father s heart is 20%, it means that heart was severely shocked and failing to sustain adequate circulation. If revascularization process was successful, myocytes (heart cells) which were shocked due to ischemic period may recover some of their functions resulting with improved EF. That s why they will gonna try to deactivate heart pump (probablp intraaortic baloon pump) for observing the expected recovery. I hope he gets better May he recover soon, and I wish you patience.