@feelingthankful, everything at Mayo has to be done thru formal processes. We cannot convince the Mayo transplant team of anything. The pre kidney transplant nurse says we would have to go thru the whole process of first consulting with a Mayo cardiologist, who can give an assessment of what needs to be done in order for hubby to be eligible for transplant evaluation. Hopefully the assessment matches our local cardiologist's.
My thinking is if we were to pursue kidney transplant at Mayo, and the plan of care proposed by Mayo is reasonable(no invasive surgery), then I think we would get the CTO taken care of at Mayo so that hubby can eventually get on the Mayo kidney waiting list. Otherwise, we go back to UCLA where we know hubby can get clearance without having to address the CTO, but have to wait twice as long for a kidney transplant. Was told 5 years at Mayo and 10 in Calif!!!