Could My Mother-in-law Have Had An Anyeursm? Posted: 11-26-06 22:23pm
My mother-in-law just died a week ago.
The doctor's said that it was from heart
failure. She was 53, a diabetic, and was
overweight. She had not had any previous
complaints of heart pain and visited the
doctor regulartly. She was in her bedroom
that morning and just fell unconcious.
She continued breathing and had a pulse
for about 5 minutes or so. Then the emt's
arrived and her heart was racing about 2-3
times what it usually should. They
shocked her, but were unable to get her
heart to stop. They said that her heart
just beat itself out. She was pronounced
at the hospital less than 45 minutes
later. I have been doing some research
and I think that she possibly could have
had an anyeursm. Does anyone have any
ideas? I need to find out since I have
three children. Could this possibly be
something genetic?
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drdgb
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2007 Posts: 11 Location: Ireland
Posted: 01-02-07 20:21pm
No, not an ansurysm, likely a heart rhythm
disturbance caused by underlying ischaemic
heart disease (she had multiple risk
factore for this, the diabetes being the
strongest).
Heart disease can run in families as can
diabetes. You should ensure that blood
pressure, cholesterol are checked
rergularly, occasional checks for
diabetes, good diet and exercise, avoid
smoking.
