Doughtiest_Panda

Hi,

My mother passed away about two years ago after a long history of heart problems. In the end she had suffered about 7 heart attacks had had many stints put in place, ended up with terrible circulation problems, she had been admitted to hospital a few days before she passed and doctors found another clot developing that could pose a risk for another heart attack. When she finally passed the doctors told me that she had not suffered a heart attack but rather her heart had gone into a strange rhythm and was simply too weak and damaged and stopped working effectively.

I've never really understood this properly. I'd been told by other doctors years ago that when there's a blockage to the heart new pathways form to carry blood out or something to that effect.

I guess my question is, did my mothers heart strangle itself? Is that possible? Had there been time would a VAD have helped or is there a point when it's not worth the procedure as the heart is too damaged?

I thought I'd pick your brain since the opportunity arose.

Thanks in advance.