I had a bit of an issue. But after they drained 28kg of fluid off my lungs, legs, ankles and feet, got me breathing better and filled me full of meds, I did feel a whole lot better. I will never make a full recovery. The condition is with me for life. Had I suffered just the heart attack (which I did not even know I had had) then I am told it would have been full recovery mode, but heart failure (or dilated cardio myopathy to give it its correct name) will be with me for life. Dilated cardiomyopthy can be nasty but as you know, the term heart failure covers a wide spectrum. It can range from slightly failing to perform as it should to seriously failing to perform. Sometimes Docs don't make this clear which can cause un necessary worry. I had a heart attack at the age of 19 and was diagnosed with hypotrophic cardiomyopthy but this was later changed to Non compaction of the left Ventricle myocardium. This is an unclassified cardiomyopthy. They through in an implanted defibrillator in my chest and I've had very few episodes of sudden death syndrome (their words, not mine) since. That too seems like just last year but it's coming up to 20 years! Have you contacted or been contacted by the CMA? Also, Prof Elliot at UCL heart hospital is the world lead in cardiomyopthy. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk