Not to mention the quality of life improvements from never being sick in the first place.
cardiac hepatocirrhosis is one example.
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/151792-overview
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221317791...
in such a case isolated treatment of pathos may help but would not be a complete treatment, and would result in chasing subsequent sequelae, over a protracted therepeutic effort.
You’re talking about an uncommon end stage complication of chronic severe right heart failure.
To the parent comment’s question: yes, prevention is better. If you prevent right heart failure you will not get cardiac cirrhosis.
The old adage of “an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure” is still true.
preventive and corrective measures, in response to health issues should be instituted in the context of the whole organism[patient]
cardiac cirrhosis, is an example of secondary pathology related to a common set of disease conditions [heart disease].
correction of pathologic state of one organ via stem cell therapy, is a start but is not complete, heart disease is not always preventable by way of lifestyle choices, as genetic, and traumatic causes will effect occurence.
protracted illness often leads to secondary, or even, systemic issues concurrently presenting, at time of first examination.
any therapy must take this context into account.
The old adage of “an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure” is only true, when prevention is possible.
Congestive heart failure as a whole was attributable to preventable causes in something like 95% of cases in the NHANES cohort. The 5% of other cases is variable but sure, some are not preventable.
Point being that prevention is possible and remains the preferred approach for the overwhelming majority of people, as the parent comment was inquiring about:
> Perhaps this is a naive question, but wouldn’t a preventative measure for heart disease (stopping obesity via, say, ozempic) do more for longevity than repairing the heart after dysfunction has taken root?
Given their reputation for making people energetic (not having any interest I've never tried), I wonder if ecstasy and cocaine lead to exercise?
Throw on a statin at 35-40 for good measure (expert opinion, not strong evidence but many of my physician colleagues do it too).