My pulmonary hypertension and CHF symptoms are how they discovered the HOCM. Post surgery, these symptoms improved. I have been told my life span is average; however I have fibrotic heart muscle - stiff muscle - which doesn't push the blood as it should. Given my other diagnoses, statistically, longevity is limited 5 maybe 10 years. I hoped all symptoms would resolve but my heart was very damaged. There was a discussion of a heart transplant but there is a lot of risk with that too.