21 Year Old Heart Failure?!
Question: 21 Year Old Heart Failure!?
I've got a friend of a friend who has been taking two aspirin every four hours!. He also has a drinking problem!. He's never had any other heart problems!. Stress, lack of exercise, and poor diet are also problems!. The thing is, guy passed out in a club the other day and went to the hospital!. They checked out his heart and said he has three options: Surgery (which he can't afford), meds for the rest of his life, or 3 months or so of living!. I don't see how that's even possible, I think there's another piece of the puzzle!.!.!.ever heard of this!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
This 21 year old has what is known as alcoholic cardiomyopathy!.
Heart failure in young people happens!.
It's not rare at all!.
Pediatric Cardiologists are trained in heart failure very well as it does happen a lot!.
However, seeing how he is 21 he would see a normal Cardiologist unless he has a different heart defect already that he was likely born with, such as a valve problem!.
Aspirin with alcohol is very dangerous!.
My main question is why the heck was he taking two aspirin every four hours!? This is not the recommended dosage for any heart or vascular problems, so was there a pain issue here!? He should not of been taking that much aspirin!.
All pain medicines are hard on the liver!. People who drink a lot of alcohol should not take pain medicine daily if it can be avoided!.
Alcohol has a toxic effect on heart muscle after a long period of time!. This leads to alcoholic cardiomyopathy which leads to heart failure!.
Medicines such as diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and beta blockers can help people for many years!.
If this is not reversible, heart transplant will be considered more than likely!. However- placement of an internal defibrillator might help also!.
About the aspirin- Aspirin is more likely to cause gastrointestinal bleeding combined with alcohol than cause heart problems itself as it if anything, usually helps the heart!.
We all have consequences to our actions and this was his and if this person gets a heart transplant, thats great and I hope they do well but if they continue to drink after a heart transplant, UNOS will more than likely not give them another heart!.
He needs to stop drinking forever!. It's not a good thing!.
It probably has done some degree of liver damage also!.
Which is reversible if they stop early enough!.
Best of luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
Heart failure in young people happens!.
It's not rare at all!.
Pediatric Cardiologists are trained in heart failure very well as it does happen a lot!.
However, seeing how he is 21 he would see a normal Cardiologist unless he has a different heart defect already that he was likely born with, such as a valve problem!.
Aspirin with alcohol is very dangerous!.
My main question is why the heck was he taking two aspirin every four hours!? This is not the recommended dosage for any heart or vascular problems, so was there a pain issue here!? He should not of been taking that much aspirin!.
All pain medicines are hard on the liver!. People who drink a lot of alcohol should not take pain medicine daily if it can be avoided!.
Alcohol has a toxic effect on heart muscle after a long period of time!. This leads to alcoholic cardiomyopathy which leads to heart failure!.
Medicines such as diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and beta blockers can help people for many years!.
If this is not reversible, heart transplant will be considered more than likely!. However- placement of an internal defibrillator might help also!.
About the aspirin- Aspirin is more likely to cause gastrointestinal bleeding combined with alcohol than cause heart problems itself as it if anything, usually helps the heart!.
We all have consequences to our actions and this was his and if this person gets a heart transplant, thats great and I hope they do well but if they continue to drink after a heart transplant, UNOS will more than likely not give them another heart!.
He needs to stop drinking forever!. It's not a good thing!.
It probably has done some degree of liver damage also!.
Which is reversible if they stop early enough!.
Best of luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com
It is very uncommon for a young person to develop heart failure even if they are a heavy drinker!. Are you sure the diagnosis is heart failure!? I would think that he would have an underlying anatomical heart condition like a valve problem which caused his heart to become weak!. What surgery are they proposing!? He needs to fully understand the risks and benefits of the surgery versus lifelong meds!. If he has a serious heart condition it cannot be ignored!. If he does not have insurance he needs to speak to someone who can help him get either medicaid or some other form of aid!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes, the man is dying from alcohol poisoning, in combination with the aspirin, its weakening his heart muscles, the answer!? first get off of the booze, get checked out for diabetes, which by now is a real probability, get a good cardiologist that you can not only talk to but trust, if all of this is ignored, get a good florist and undertaker, you`ll be needing both soon!.!. good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
Its seriously dangerous to mix asprin with alcohol!. That causes chaos on the liver which affects alot of other organs!. He's run himself into the ground and he needs to get the surgery and either get medi-cal or something else to foot part of the bill!.Www@Answer-Health@Com