I was diagnosed about 6 months ago with
viral cardiomyopathy based on an echo and
stress test. My ejection fraction was
20%. I have now been on multiple
medications including coreg (now titrated
up to 25 mg twice a day), altace, digoxin,
lasix, potassium, crestor. My ef is now
up to 43% based on a repeat echo. In
doing research on the web, I have found
several sites where they say the survival
rate for this condition is only 25% or 50%
for 5 years. My doctor has never
mentioned anything like this to me. Are
these survival rates accurate or just
electronic hoopla. If its true, what are
the main factors as to who survives beyond
the 5 years and who does not? I will not
be seeing my doctor for several months
& would like to know.
