My father had a complete valve replacement op done on his heart 7 years ago, he was 80 at the time. On his death this year an autopsy had to be performed due to his sudden death. It revealed that his heart was totally diseased, would this have been apparent at the time of the valve replacements or not? If so, why did they carry on with the op during which he had a stroke?
2007-06-08 01:59:01 · 3 answers · asked by ? 4 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
I don't want to sue anyone I just would like my mind sorted as to the reason why.
2007-06-08 02:38:49 · update #1
Sorry to hear about your father, my heartfelt condolences.
Replacement of valve is by itself a desperate measure to save life/ improve quality of life. You didn't mention how long he survived after operation and for what medical complaints?
Autopsy is done to find the probable cause of death, and carries weight in criminal cases only or other malafide intentions.
Regarding stroke it occurs in 10% of cases, it means conditions of heart was poor.
This is extremely brief reply, to convince your all diseaes have a natural couse.
2007-06-08 04:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Diseased heart is non specific about the condition and it is very difficult to predict the conditon of your dads heart 7 yrs back unless the condition is known.......but i am sure the doctors wouldnt have gone ahead with the surgery unless they were pretty sure that his heart was otherwise normal.....because operating on a fully diseased heart would be too risky for them for the money they get for it......i hope this helps you
2007-06-08 03:59:56 · answer #2 · answered by prasad 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go see a lawyer about medical negligence
2007-06-08 02:01:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋