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health advisory Hospital Diseases 2007-11-12 20:37:36

Hi. I have been told that a relative of mine has a 100% blockage on the right side of her heart and the left is blocked 80-90%. The doctors have said they can not operate and their is not anything that can be done. Is this possible?

Answer:

Maybe heart transplant...but on an older person...they would not risk it as it is very taxing surgery to recover from, plus the bills plus the anti-rejection drugs and all that is IF you find a tissue match.

She could get a second opinion, if she so chooses.

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not to be mean but she basically has one foot in the grave and the other one is 3/4 the way in

she has only 5-10% proper blood flow and oxygen in her system. if they attempted surgery, the odds are against her to make it. the anesthisia alone would probably just put her to sleep.

sorry

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There are so many variables that could be involved in why they can't operate,I think you are asking the wrong place (yahoo) for an answer. You should be asking heart specialists for the answers you need.Sorry for your relatives situation,hope things work out for the best.P.S. If she is in severe discomfort you might want to look into Hospice if she isn't already on it.

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The blockages are possible, whether or not anything can be done is up to the health of your relative. I wouldn't let that be the end all answer. They should have a hospital with a good surgical program consult. Just because one doctor can't fix it doesn't mean they all cant. However if the Heart is really sick EF 10%, the patient has co-morbidities(diabetes, infections, smoker, obesity) the risk to benefit ratio may not be worth surgery.