She has had a pacemaker since birth. She is now 31. Her heart has just recently become weaker. The doctor put her on some medicine to try to strengthen her heart but if that doesnt work, then they want to put a defib. in. What can I expect her life expectancy to be?
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Do you mean "congestive heart disease"? Only the cardiologist can say about the life expectancy based on the type of congenital heart defect, if any, her present condition of the heart and her previous medical records. If she is suffering from heart failure, the stage of congestive heart disease has to be assessed before arriving at a conclusion. (There are four stages for congestive heart disease.) An implantable cardiac defibrillator is placed in people who are at high risk of sudden cardiac death. Reasons you may be at high risk are: * You have had life-threatening bouts of ventricular tachycardia (VT) or ventricular fibrillation (VF). * Your heart is weakened, too large, and does not pump blood very well. This may be from earlier heart attacks, heart failure, or cardiomyopathy (a diseased heart muscle). * Certain congenital (present at birth) heart problems or genetic health conditions
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