Cardiomyopaty

Posted By Ginger on December 18, 1998 at 10:49:34:







Hiya. Thanks for this forum. This last March I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy
with an ef of 35 an a dilated left ventriculeof 6.4. That following May an
echo showed an ef of 50 and LV dilation was the same. Now In Nov I had an echo with an ef of 56%
and Left ventricular dilation down to 5.5. All other parts of echo were normal. So within 7 months
I seem to have improved to a great point. Does this mean I no longer have cardiomyopathy? The think it was
caused by a virus. I still take 20mg a day of Zestril and have the pvc's off and on. What kind of a porgnosis does a
recovery like this tell me ??? Should I worry bout this all coming back???
I also had bradycardia with a heart rate in te 40's and 50's which seem to now be in the 70's and 80's. Can you give me
you opinion of what all this shows to you ????
Thank you, Ginger