My bf has marfan's and he has no more heart pills and no insurance he has been taking low dose aspirin cause he doesn't have his normal pills. is there anything else he can do till he goes too the doctors? need answers fast his medication was atenolol it

It's : It's hard to answer without knowing what his "normal pills" are. If he's run out of blood pressure medications, for example, then Aspirin won't be helpful. On the other hand, if he's run out of Plavix or coumadin, (warfarin) then Aspirin may be of some benefit (though certainly not a substitute).

That's : That's a blood pressure medication. Aspirin is not a substitute.

Atenolol : Atenolol helps to decrease blood pressure and also decreases the force with which the heart ejects blood. It is a medicine to slow the heart rate and help prevent stress on the aorta. His dilated aorta (or aortic aneurysm) is related to weakening of the connective tissue in the aorta and increases the risk of an aortic dissection, a surgical emergency. An aortic dissection is often fatal, presenting with chest pain often radiating through to the back. It may be a tearing sensation. Heart-related complications may shorten the lifespan of people with this disease. Patients can survive well into their 60s. Good care and surgery may extend the lifespan further.