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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) | Last Active: Jun 13, 2019 | Replies (6)
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Thank you rrowner2. I don't have any syncope ...unless it's what I call episodes of very low blood pressure..lasts several seconds is all . My understanding is even with surgery we still have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy so if it's only the symptoms that go away at what point are the symptoms "bad enough"? Mayo already has all the reports and by now have the DVD's my dr sent. Once they see everything....will I STILL need to have the tests repeated? I guess I SHOULD be asking did your husband have to repeat all the tests?
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The symptoms will get progressively worse, my husband was on max dose of meds still with symptoms. He was first diagnosed with HCM at 43 he’s now 74 so did really well until last March.
My husband had all of the tests done at Mayo, he hadn’t had catheterization done for years, we met with a cardiologist who specializes in HCM and after looking at his echo he advised getting the surgery. We also discussed ablation, but after seeing how bad the obstruction was decided that wouldn’t have worked as well as the surgery.
I was extremely impressed with Mayo, everything flowed no hiccups with appointments or the surgery or postop care.