Unfortunately, we do not know and can not predict how you will do off the medications, regardless it is absolutely worth a try. If your doctor is not willing to do so, you should seek a second opinion preferably from a specialist at a heart failure center. Of all the cardiomyopathies, viral is the only one where exercise is not recommended at least not in the recovery period. Since regular exercise keeps the mind and heart healthy it definitely needs to be one of your future goals. I hope this information is useful.
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Only your physician can provided specific diagnoses and therapies. Feel free to write back with further questions. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem. The Cleveland Clinic's Kaufmann Heart Failure Center has many heaert failure specialists, such as Dr. Young, Dr. James, to name a few.