What is the life expectancy of a person with final stages of heart failure?
Patient: I am 36 years old and have heart failure with my heart pumping 20% at the moment, my doctors tell me my lungs are what they expect to find on an 80 year old, a few weeks ago I suffered kidney failure and was admitted to ITU for dialysis for several days, can you please give some indication of my life expectancy as my doctors avoid this question Doctor: Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.  No exact answer, I see patients with heart failure with EF 20 living in reasonable conditions. However, unfortunately, you have multiple problems that may complicate your condition and can bring it down to 1-5 years.   I hope God's hands touch you and improve your health to go beyond our expectations.