My father died last month, very unexpected he had water around his heart, has anyone heard of it?

Question

He had diabetes, high blood pressure (except his last day he had low blood pressure) bloating everywhere, water in abdomen( had to take water out and gave him water pills to eliminate the rest). I am looking for closure iam unsure why he died so quickly he was in the hospital for 1 week, released and died the week later at the hospital.

Answer 1

My dad has the same problem. Its congestive heart failure. When the heart does not beat properly your body can build up fluid around it. He has had this for several years. Really the only thing keeping him alive now is his pace maker. Sorry for your loss.

Answer 2

Long-term diabetes and high blood pressure can damage the delicate vessels in the kidneys. If there is enough damage, the kidneys cannot do the job of eliminating waste from the body. When urine production slows down, fluid in the body builds up. This may be one reason why your dad had so much fluid in his tissues. But there are other reasons, too. Another common one happens when the heart is damaged (which can also happen with diabetes and uncontrolled high blood pressure). If the heart can't pump efficiently, fluid also builds up in the body's tissues. Often, both problems occur together.

I am very sad for your loss. My father had heart disease and was ill for the last 10 years of his life. It is very hard to lose a parent.

Answer 3

Your father died of congestive heart failure (CHF), which is the heart's inability to pump efficiently, allowing fluids to build up in the body. True CHF cannot be cured. You may be given diuretics such a lasix to help your body get rid of the excess fluid. The symptoms of CHF get better, but the disease remains. When it comes back it's worse than before, so more drugs are used, until finally you reach a point where nothing else can be done. Most patients with CHF die in the hospital setting because that's where they need to be (at the end of the disease we must use IV medications like morphine, dobutamine, natrecor, etc.) . I am very sorry about your loss. Perhaps it may be some comfort to know that your father is no longer suffering.

Answer 4

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Everyone has water around their heart - it's called the pericardium. What's likely is an infection in the pericardium which can kill rather quickly. When you say he was bloated everywhere, that indicates congestive heart failure which could have been caused by the infection.