Does anyone know the life expectancy of someone who was diagnosed with tachycardia?

Question

My boyfriend was diagnosed with tachycardia when he was younger and went through 2 heart surgeries. The doctors told himi he only had until he was 32. I was wondering if that was still true since he's had the surgeries. He's in his 20s now and refuses to see the doctor. He had a hard time dealing with the short life issue and is afraid that it might be worse or the same. He can't handle hearing it again. We plan to get married, and I fear for him. I want him to get checked out, but I can't convince him. Can anyone please tell me what the average life expectancy is for tachycardia, so I could maybe put both of our minds to rest?

Answer 1

Tachycardia is not a condition, but a group of conditions which cause a rapid heart beat.

They vary from benign [not harmful] to life-threatening.

There is not enough information in your description to say anything specific about your boyfriend's condition. In addition, treatment for certain tachycardias has changed greatly since your bf was a child. He should get his childhood records and sit down with a cardiologist to determine if there is any reason for concern.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

there are more than 1 kind of tachycardia and i dont think they can really give you a life expectancy for something like that ...it all just depends on the type he ha and if has any other major heart problems..its not necessarily terminl..i myself have tachycardia but the kind i have is just a fast heartrate which is treated by atenalol, there are others that can cause an arrythmia but i think you should get a second opinion about it

Answer 4

all of the above are good answers - tachycardia just means fast heartbeat. I would not marry anyone who refused to get medical care. They don't sound like a good risk. I have this bad feeling that you are not being told the truth - the whole truth and nothing but the truth. But then again I am a cynical old nurse

Answer 5

That is hard to say. It depends on how bad it is. I can't believe any doctor told him he would live only till he was 32. How did they come up with that? Guessing?? Was one of the surgeries to put a pacemaker in? A defibrillator? What medications has he been on?

There are many treatment options. I don't know why he won't go to the doctor.

Answer 6

It depends how bad the condition is. If he has had previous heart sugery, I would think it's maybe worse than he is letting on.
As for Dr's saying he would only live until 32....how did they come to that conclusion? That's very exact isn't it? However, I know Dr's do say things like that sometimes, not realising the effect it can have on people.
I tend to agree with oldhippypaul here.....RN's instinct ah.

Answer 7

Tachycardia is just a rapid heart beat and tells nothing about disease. He may live to 90 if that is his only trouble.

Answer 8

Please try to convince him to see a cardiologist. New research is done everyday in the medical field and the doctors may have more options or medications for him. He's doing more harm to himself and you by ignoring this. The doctor should have never speculated on a life expectancy in the first place.

Answer 9

have a look at this, have doctors suggested pacemaker?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7073139&dopt=Citation