In response to your question, therapy with ACE inhibitors can help to slow the progression of this disease. Another medication that is helpful in some patients is called Carvedilol. Careful therapy with these medicines can often result in significant improvement in symptoms, sometimes obviating the need for urgent transplant consideration. Transplant is performed only when carefully titrated medical therapy has failed to achieve certain goals. Best of luck with this serious problem.
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