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conjestive heart failure after vtac and bypass

My mother recently had vtac and had to be shocked to bring her around. they found that she had almost total blockage of the left main artery and did bypass. now she has developed conjestive heart failure. The inplanted a idu to help controll the arrithmia. she wants to go home and the doctors want her to go to a nursing facility for a week. My sister would be giving her 24 hour care. How dangerous is this condition and should she have 24 nursing care?
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I take COQ10 100 mg twice daily and it does help my tachycardia. You might ask your doctor about it. My heart is enlarged, caused by sleep apnea that wasn't diagnosed fast enough. I went to a doctor 10 years before. My resting heart rate was 120a and he just wrote me a presc. for high blood pressure without chevking
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Hello and welcome to the forum.

Heart failure and VTACH are serious conditions but with excellent medications, very close physician care and follow up, many patients can do quite well.  Rehab to regain functional capacity is very important.  If this can be safely done as an outpatient, this can work but sometimes an inpatient stay in needed.

I would address these concerns directly with your mom's doctor/team and see if you can come up with a mutuall agreeable plan.

Best,

Dr. Rich
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