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My septal myectomy decision, and 10 things I've learned since.
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Aug 22 4:55pm | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
My septal myectomy and mitral valve repair surgery was performed at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston (5 miles from my home), by Dr. Hassan Rastegar. I am informed that in his long career Dr. R has performed as many or more septal myectomies than any other surgeon in the U.S.
A few months ago an HCMA patient advocate (a retired cardiac surgical nurse from Boston, I believe), assured me that I could do no better than Dr. R, and he also received kudos from my second-opinion cardiologist from across the street (literally) at Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital.
As I said in my post, the post-op nursing teams at BIDMC were also stellar.
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I wonder if that would have been the place where I would have been sent had I not chosen Mayo (somewhere in Boston was suggested). My home cardiologist trained in Boston, but I do not know the specific details. I knew that Mayo was an excellent place for heart care, so I chose that place using the same criteria you used for your choice. I was unaware over 3 years ago that there was a COE in Boston. I live about 35 miles north of Albany, that would be a 3.5-hour ride. Nevertheless, I am extremely happy with how it all went with me, others reading these comments will be assured that the future looks VERY promising when it may be time to have surgery at a COE.