I have had bypass 2x, and a total of about 20 stents in and around my heart. Most of the work has been done by top cardiac surgeons of Mayo, Las Vegas Sunrise, etc. Probably my best experience was at Sunrise, but many others were very good at what they did. I have dozens of genetic issues, including LGMD r23, many cancers, myeloma, etc, and others. Now for the good part. I am 83 years old, 64 years married to same woman, 4 children, 10 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren, traveled and worked in all 48 contiguous states, plus half of Canada and Mexico, 50 years in organized football, written a dozen books on athletics, religion, poverty relief, backpacked through US mountain ranges, taught levels from kinder to grad school. Most of this AFTER first struggles with cardiac. So I say, there are great docs out there. You just have to be ambitious to find them. Like the little cardiologist lady at Sunrise. (Phillipino, I think. Very, Very good work). She put in about 14 stents in me. before lunch one day. By the way, Anyone else have a case of LGMD r23 or LAMA2 or Myeloma? Old Karl