Horace's Journal

I should have mentioned in my post that I have two porcine valves, one mitral and the other aortic and an annulus ring on my tricuspid. All three were plave in March of 2006. Horace

I was wondering why there are no cardiologists and cardiac surgeons in the Houston area, particularly the Texas Medical Center and Texas Heart Institute listed in the blog----it only has those in Plano, Baylor Scott and White and one facility in the north Dallas area.
I am about to have to undergo either repair or replacement of my porcine mitral valve and I live in the greater Houston area and my cardiologists are with Baylor College of Medicine at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Please provide any list or insight into cardiologist teams in the Houston area. My situation is gettng worse by the day. Fatigue, shortness of breath and a mitral ejection fraction of 37 percent. Where should I start? I have a right and left angiogram appointment at the cath lab at ChiSt.Lukes Hospital on the 26th of this month. Help

Horace C. Elliott

I am having regurgitation issues with my porcine mitral valve which is showing a ejection fraction of 37 percent. I am working with Dr. Stainback as my cardiologist and am being referred to Dr. Strickman, both of the Hall Garcia Group at Baylow College of Medicine Heart Institute. Do we have any information on Dr. Strickman? And, should I pursue a second opinion onch I have seen Dr. Strickman?Your thoughts?