My 75 year old husband was recently hospitalized for congenital heart failure but when given water pills, he got better.  Now 3 weeks later he says he feels like his body is shutting down.  He had bloodwork done about a month ago and recentlly seen a cardioligist, everything looked good.  Could his body be shutting down dispite all the good signs?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. You are mostly trying to say congestive heart failure, not congenital heart failure. Congestive heart failure is mostly due to decreasing pumping function of heart. So patient needs regular intake of diuretics and other cardiac supportive Chat Doctor.  She is worsening mostly due to not taking diuretics. So consult cardiologist and start diuretic