CHF

I was speaking with wife's friend this evening.  Her hunsband has congestive heart failure.  Her husband sees a cardiologist I had seen a few years ago.  I wasn't impressed with this cardiologist and went elseware. She said nothing regarding A-Fib. When I asked about her husband's ejection fraction, she was confused. Their current Doc. spoke of numbers in the "thousand's" and she did not understand. I told her to make another appt. with her hubby's Doc and get a CLEAR explanation. I explained the normal EF % #, and what is considered "low."  I also told her of a cardiologist at the Mayo Clnic in Rochester, MN who is considered the top cardiologist in the USA - Dr. Margaret Redfield, and the best thing she could do for her husband is book an appt. with Dr. Redfield - she can do so online.

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by ROBO Pop - 2018-10-29 16:15:09

aren't you the same guy who decided to cut his Metoprolol in half and is complaining about palpitations? Are you really the best to give medical advice ? 

Quite frankly, it is far more likely that the wife just had no idea what the Cardiologist was saying as opposed to the doctor being wrong. 

Good Cardiologists

by Exactly - 2018-11-16 17:36:15

It took me 4 tries before I got a realy good cardiologist who cared about me & was willing to work in partnership with me to management my cardiomyopathy.  Just b/c someone is a cardiologist doesn't mean they are good or speak the language you need to hear. You are trying to save your life so partner up with someone you trust & have confidence in. It could mean the difference in living a long, quality life.

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