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What I Learned From My Open Heart Surgery

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Aug 16 11:41am | Replies (104)
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Thanks......the first rerport was from Universty Hospital in Cleveland. Second opinion was from Cleveland Clinic. Third was from a youngish (perhaps 53) Cardiologist in Cincinnati. All three agree that of current available options, medical treatment of symptoms is the best option. One mentioned that if I reach desperation, I might look into a procedure called CHIP, NOT recommended at this point.

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Debra, Volunteer Mentor | @karukgirl | Jul 18 10:41am

Well, there you go then! It sounds as though you have done your homework, been seen by some top notch doctors and have about as much information as you can.
Having three opinions, all in agreement sounds like confirmation.
We seek, we learn, we discover, we may not like the answers...but at least we know.
It is far better to know than to wonder.
I did a little poking around and found this, and many more online regarding the CHIP procedure:
https://www.siumed.org/treatment/complex-high-risk-pci

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