Thanks. I figured my dad would go to UCLA, his alma mater,
and get referrals directly. He just asked for the statistics
on # procedures/success rate. I found a commercial site that
sells reports with numbers for cardiac procedures in
general, but i'm sure a printed compendium of very specific
stats is out there somewhere.. Thanks again, tom
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> "tom b" <
[email protected]> wrote in message
>
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> > Dad was referred to 'somewhere that does a lot of these
> > procedures' by
the
> > local small town cardiologist. Thanks, tom
> >
>
> Well that's sure not good enough. But Dr. Chung is right,
> I don't think
there
> is any online source for this specific procedure - at
> least I have never
heard
> of any. The best source of information is word of mouth in
> your area. What area are you looking to have the procedue
> done? Maybe someone here can
suggest
> something. Or if there is a large University Hospital
> nearby you could
perhaps
> call there and see if you could get more info.
>
> Bill
> > "Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD" <
[email protected]>
> > wrote in message
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> > news.teranews.com...
> > > tom b wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi: Alt.coffee member here asking for some
> > > > assistance - I am seeking
info
> > for my
> > > > dad with the above condition.
> > > >
> > > > I am seeking an online resource for data on the
> > > > number of cardiac
> > procedures
> > > > performed in the US of various types by
> > > > doctors/hospitals, and also
> > success
> > > > rate info. The sources I've found so far googling
> > > > are too general.
The
> > > > ascending type of aneurysm is fairly rare so I'm
> > > > looking for the
best..
> > >
> > > Imho, your best starting source of info would be your
> > > father's
> > cardiologist.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks--
> > >
> > > Praise be to God, Tom.
> > >
> > >
> > > Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
> > >
> > > Andrew
> > >
> > > --
> > > Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD Board-Certified
> > > Cardiologist
http://www.heartmdphd.com/
> > >
> > > ** Who is the humblest person in the universe?
> > >
http://makeashorterlink.com/?W1F522557
> > >
> > > What is all this about?
> > >
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A26B16397
> > >
> > > Is this spam?
http://makeashorterlink.com/?N69721867
> > >
> > >
> >
>
