Hi my father in law in currently in the hospital after his 6th heart attack. Heart function is down to 27% . Cardio MD says there is nothing else they can do for him. Question is is there an average amount of time before things get even worse? Right now he is comfortable and I am just unsure of what to tell family members who live out of town who are asking if they should come see him.Thank you in advance.
Hello Thanks for posting at Chat Doctor. I have gone through your description. You have not provided information about how is his current health status, like if he is in the hospital, is he on ventilatory support or oxygen requirement or if he is in the ICU or wards. So it is very difficult to comment on the life expectancy now. Since he has suffered multiple heart attacks and his EF has Chat Doctor.  But some patients with severe LV dysfunction do very well on optimized medications. He has to be on diuretics(water pill), beta blocker medications and other medications which prevent remodeling of the heart. Also, he must be on blood thinner meditations, cholesterol lowering medications (statins) and anti angina ls. He must be very regular with his meditations and daily food intake should be restricted to 1-1.2 liters per day. If he gets discharged in a good health, and he continues on above medicines and restrictions, he should do well. Otherwise, he may have repeateded episodes of heart failure requiring hospitalization. Wishing him good healthRegards