I am dissatisfied with my heart treatment and wonder if anybody could
suggest a way of finding a better cardiologist.
I suffer from hardening of the heart muscle with left ventricular
outflow tract obstruction but no other heart problem. This is treated
with dual chamber pacing, a method which was - and maybe still is
controversial. It consist of making a cardiac pacemaker cause the
ventricle contract from the bottom (and not from the top as it
normally would) The crux of the problem is faulty insulation on the
atrial electrode. This, in my opinion, causes asynchrony and
ventricular contractions at the wrong time which in turn causes
erratic pulse, erratic blood pressure and occasional dizzyness.
While I cannot expect you to give medical advice I cannot see eye to
eye with my cardiologist and expect to do better with somebody else.
I would like to find somebody who will:
1. Allow me stay on the dual chamber pacing and not shove down my
throat a different method of treatment.
2. Undersand, or be willing to learn, how pacemakers work and the
various options they have.
3. Have access to a surgeon skilled in the procedure of removing
faulty electrodes. (A dangerous procedure)
4. Have enough time in spite of the fact that I am a Medicare paient.
5. Experience through advanced age are not essential since I know
enough about my condition to fill any gaps he might have, and as of
now I have no other heart problems. An open mind, however, would be
highly desirable.
It seems that a smart joung recent graduate from the school of
cardiology who as of now does not have as many patients as he would
like to have, would be a good candidate. Does anybody know how to find
someone like this? Or does anybody have a better suggestion? |
