how long does one have to live having both emphysema and dilated cardiomypathy?

Answer 1

Seriously, my father-in-law lived 34 years and had both of those. I really feel, though, that it was due in large part to the homeopathic remedies my mother-in-law gave him continually throughout all those years while also giving him his regular medicine. I couldn't tell you for sure what those natural remedies were, since there were so many different ones during the years, but I'm positive they helped.
Hope your situation turns out okay. : )

Answer 2

Chronic respiratory illness as a predictor of survival in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: the Washington, DC, Dilated Cardiomyopathy Study.

Martin SA Jr, Coughlin SS, Metayer C, Rene AA, Hammond IW.

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.

Although bronchial asthma and emphysema have been associated with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in case-control studies, little is known about the prognostic importance of chronic respiratory disease in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. To study this, we examined history of bronchial asthma, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, and respiratory medication use as possible predictors of survival in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy using data from a Washington, DC, population-based study (n = 129). The cumulative survival rates among patients with a history of emphysema or chronic bronchitis were 60% and 48% at 12 and 36 months, respectively, compared with 81.8% and 67.2% among patients without emphysema or chronic bronchitis. The survival rates of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients with and without a history of bronchial asthma at the time of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosis were similar. In multivariate analysis using the proportional hazards model, only ventricular arrhythmias and ejection fraction were found to be statistically significant predictors of survival in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. The adjusted relative risk estimate for emphysema and chronic bronchitis was close to one. Thus, the results of this population-based study do not suggest that history of chronic respiratory illness is an independent predictor of survival in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Answer 3

That will depend on you. You need to control your diseases with life style changes and medications. Take control of your future.