my dad is 50 years old and diagnosed recently with dialated cardiomyopathy. he is 75 lbs. overweight. he is not a drinker or smoker. all the websites about this disease does not seem to say if this can be cured or how long does a person of his age and overweihgtness usually live statistically. I would like to know if he has months, years. i am interested in knowing some statistics
please help
2006-09-05 04:47:20 · 4 answers · asked by ndaugette 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
tell him to exercise and eat healthy (non fat, low salt) diet.... and he should live for many years to come.. try to find out if he is hypertensive too or not!!
2006-09-06 00:41:21 · answer #1 · answered by sticky019 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had dilated cardiomyopathy since 1999. It depends alot on his ejection faction, which means how much the heart muscle actually squeezes. If you father takes his meds the way the Doc's recommend & he doesn't lay around he could live a long life. The biggest problem is alot of folks don't stay active. Your father should start walking some each day & gradually increase his distance. Eat right & lose weight, the less you have to carry around the easy it is on you. I was like your Father overweight & inactive, now my diet & exercise is important. My ejection faction was 18 now it is 50 my weight is under control & I now I eat a low calorie& low fat diet. Basic rule of thumb 10 calories for every pound & exercise & he will lose weight. All the folks I know who layed around & felt sorry for themselves with this dease lived less than 2 years. I know he tires easly but as he builds up his stamia & loses weight he will feel better.
2006-09-05 13:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by William S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let him do gradual exercise and increase the pace of brisk walking as soon as his stamina is increased.
2006-09-09 08:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by dodadz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiomyopathy
2006-09-05 11:51:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋