Code Blue in the ICU
My husband has an enlarged heart, also known as Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. In the past few years, he has noticed increased symptoms associated with that condition, especially a shortness of breath when he plays tennis or mows the lawn. His cardiologist recommended surgery to reduce his symptoms. She referred us to another cardiologist who has performed the surgery, a cardiac ablation, hundreds of times. While the cardiac ablation was explained to me many times, I confess that I still have trouble understanding all of it, so here's a reference if you are interested: Cardiac Catheter Ablation (baptisthealth.com) . The bottom line, and most significant detail about this procedure, is that it is minimally invasive; it should require at most an overnight stay in the hospital for observation. This all sounded good to us, so the surgery was scheduled. I won't bore you with all the details of every test, exam, paperwork, bloodwork, MRI, etc. that has to happen before surgery