D Blain, I know it's a worry but this may ease your concerns some.
My daughter and I went to the Cleveland Clinic the best in the world for heart to see if they thought I was a candidate for extensive testing, what my GP sent and what they took came out of little concern but I have a wonderful Dr. if I ever should need him.
What I am getting to is that I purchased the book he wrote since it had to do a lot with how to talk to one's cardiologist. I just looked up your husband's test in the book and this is what it has to say "A small amount of a sterile, alcohol solution into a coronary that subserves the thickened region. This chemically induced heart attack is very mild and does not negatively affect overall heart function. The patient is not at higher risk for a subsequent heart attack, either. On the contrary, the objective of the procedure is to reduce the symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomy-opathy, predominantly exertional shortness of breath and fatigue.
I know you will still be concerned, I would be as well but to have this in print would relieve a little. You both will be in my prayers. |