A 32-year-old member asked:
Normally, how long would the average person live after congestive heart failure?
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
CHF: Used to be 50% 3 year survival but with modern therapy its lots better, maybe 75% 3 year survival.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
What can the average person do to lessen thechance of heart failure?
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Dr. Arthur Freedmananswered
Radiology 40 years experience
Avoid heart disease: Do all you can to avoid heart disease... Limit risk factors of hypertension, diabetes, cigarette smoking, elevated cholesterol/lipids, avoid obesity, exercise and eat healthy. These things you can control.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Can a person live with congestive heart failure for a long time?
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Dr. Asaf Presenteanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 18 years experience
Yes: If a person's heart failure is under good treatment/control and is mild at baseline class i or ii, then his or her failure may not significantly reduce lifespan. Preventing progression with a good regimen/care plan is key to minimizing the heart failure's impact.
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A 24-year-old member asked:
What is the longest a person could live with mild congestive heart failure?
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Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
A long time: With proper treatment, people with mild heart failure can live a long time and even have a normal life span.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
For how long can a person live with congestive heart failure?
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Dr. Prabhat Sinhaanswered
Internal Medicine 11 years experience
Lifelong/70 -90 year: Congestive heart failure is a chronic illness. You need to see a cardiologist on regular basis and get check your ejection fraction of heart. If it is <30 % you will benefit from aicd( defibrilltor.
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A 25-year-old member asked:
Is it possible for a person live with congestive heart failure?
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Dr. Louis Grenzeranswered
Cardiology 57 years experience
Yes: There are treatments, medications for the most part, that control the symptoms so that one can live a long time with heart failure. Heart failure can be mild or severe so it depends on how severe the problem is.
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Dr. Andrew Kaplan commented
Cardiology 36 years experience
Although heart failure is a serious diagnosis, compliance with a prescribed treatment plan helps to ensure long-term survival and a higher quality of life.
Nov 4, 2011
Last updated Apr 4, 2013
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