Heart Failure & Smoking.....

[Jess_Chadd1979]

Hi all,

My husband had a sudden heart attack on Sunday evening and was rushed into hospital and had a stent fitted. Luckily he seems pretty normal and is back home recovering.

Due to how major the heart attack was,he has now been told that he has heart failure as his ejection fraction is at 25%.

My husband has been a very heavy smoker for the past 31 years and obviously this hasn't helped matters. He is using nicotine replacements but is getting really stressed out, angry and anxious.

Has anyone ever had something similar and carriedon with the smoking? Even if it was to quit gradually?

I feel awful for him but I keep telling him it's for the best, don't think he agrees.

[Wotdyaknow]

I had a heart attack (actually apparently had two) and I was a heavy smoker. They whacked a patch on me in hospital after I had my four stents inserted and I haven't looked back. That was five years ago. I don't miss it - he won't either. Patches work - or at least did for me. He won't last long if he carries on smoking I'm afraid.