DH (42 and fairly fit) was taken to hospital last Thursday with breathing difficulties when lying down and was ventilated and put into an induced coma in the early hours of Friday morning. His short term recovery has been amazing and he's now on the cardiology ward undergoing diagnostic tests but his cardiologist believes he is in heart failure caused by inherited dilated cardiomyopathy (DH's mum had cardiomyopathy and died after a failed heart transplant - she was told when she was diagnosed that it wasn't genetic but it seems this was wrong). He has also had some arrhythmias. He's on entresto, bisoprolol, dapagliflozin and a diuretic and they have talked about fitting an ICD for the VT rhythms. He's awaiting an MRI. He seems well - gets breathless after showering etc but is able to move around freely and doesn't feel too fatigued. His resting heart rate is hovering around 90-95 and his blood pressure is 95/60.
Just posting here to learn of anyone else's experience with heart failure as right now I feel pretty lost and have no idea what the future holds. Thank you to everyone who kindly posted on my handholding thread, especially those of you who shared your experiences.