Risk Of Death From Congestive Heart Failure Reduced By Diuretics

Thanks for posting this Kathlyn,

My mom takes Lasix for CHF and it has done wonders for her.  You can tell a difference on the days she doesn't take it she has shortness of breath and starts to get puffy in the legs and face.  Good info......

Yeah, my mom is a Nurse on a cardiac floor at one of our two hospitals and on her days that she works she sometimes doesn't take her lasix for that reason alone.  But on her days off she is in the bathroom pretty well all the time!!

Thank you Kathylyn for giving us this kind of information. I'm computer ignorant and can't find my way around on the net yet. It also takes all my energy to be on line on the HW at times and this makes it much easier for me. CHF is among 1 of many of my dx's so i will go to that site now and again, i thank you. DELTA

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{ Listen to your body talk. } Deltacece

Hi Kathlyn,thanks for the info. I've been having a cough and shortness of breath for a while now. I just called and made an appointment with my cardio Doc. today, to find out if I may need a diuretic. I don't have any swelling in my legs, but have severe swelling of the stomach. I have read that some people get swelling in the stomach instead of the legs. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem? I also would like to know what kind of test do they give to find out if you need a diuretic ? I haven't read the whole article so my answer might be there. Thanks again!

~Wanda~

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Scientists in Germany have found for the first time ever, "that heart failure is triggered by apoptosis." This means a type of cell death process, that "the heart muscle cells commit suicide". http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=39638&nfid=rssfeeds
It sounds like the good news is that a survival factor, abbreviated ARC, is able to protect the heart. The reserachers speculate that this probably makes ARC an interesting target for future therapy, and could potentially lead to new and effective therapies for these diseases. Technology seems to be advancing so quickly. I hope that those of us with heart problems can continue to remain around to benefit from these new therapies. I see people in my heart support group who had heart attacks, as well as other heart problems, over twnety years ago. Last night there were 3 at the meeting who had lived with heart disease for many years and were well into old age. I hope we can all do that.

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Yes, they certainly are. My 10 y o niece, Baylee, was born with heart defects, having 3 surgeries I think by the time she was about one year old. The doctors said they would need to do surgery on her about every 2-3 years. Two years ago she had her next surgery (none needed in between age one and age 8!) and they said it would probably be the last surgery she needed because technology has advanced so much. I'm glad I'm living in this decade if I have to have heart disease. :D I'm really glad little Baylee is, too. I can't imagine what her life would have been like had she not.

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Wanda, please keep us updated on what the doctor says. We are all pulling for you!