What is causing heart failure? Posted: 02-06-07 14:46pm
My questions are what could be causing him
these attacks even after the renewal of
the pacermaker, could it be possible that
a heart does not respond to a pacemaker?
Do you think maybe the hogkins since it is
so advanced is playing a major role in his
slow recovery or is recovery even
probible?
According to your description of his
condition (“dizzy spells, chest pains,
trouble breathing, lost consciousness”)
and his medical history (congenital atrial
fibrillation, Hodgkin lymphoma-stage III,
recent chemotherapy treatment…), it
seems likely that your boyfriend is
experiencing decompensate heart failure.
This type of heart failure is probablydue
to the advanced Hodgkin lymphoma and
recent chemotherapy rather than atrial
fibrillation. If the tumor responds to the
chemotherapeutic treatment and if your
boyfriend overcomes the side effects from
the chemotherapy, he may recover from the
condition.
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