Episode 3: Stanford’s Dr. Ingela Schnittger Defines the Myocardial Bridge. (part 1 of 2 episodes)

Dr.Ingela Schnittger, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center is my guest for this discussion. Oh, what a conversation we have. I listened and learned and she tutored. I am so excited to share this episode with you as you’ll likely learn more than you knew about your Myocardial Bridge and come to have a much better understanding about the nature of our bridges, proper diagnosis and opportunities for reduction or relief from the symptoms. I don’t think there is a better person to help each of us and any one we think that will benefit from understanding our MB situations than the person responsible for the origination of the Myocardial Bridge Research Team at Stanford. I couldn’t be more excited to have what she has to say available for you in this first of two parts from our conversation. This is most definitely a program to take notes on as you can use this information to help your cardiologist better understand what’s going on with you. Dr. Schnittger is a staunch supporter of each of us advocating for ourselves as we all know we must if we’re going to convince those less aware of the conditions we’re dealing with. We are making progress in more cardiologists recognizing a MB as a potentially devastating defect and that’s good news since the evidence now suggests there could be upwards of 25% of the population afflicted with this defect. Does is cause sudden cardiac arrest even death? The first 5 minutes of the discussion will cement your opinion on whether or not this can be a life or death defect. I hope you enjoy, learn and not only get some confirmation for your situation but that you get excited about the fact that there is more awareness and opportunity for symptom reduction of the Myocardial Bridge and it’s subsequent consequences; In other words hope for relief. For more information and to get the FAQ sheet on Myocardial Bridges as well as a list of known Doctors and hospitals performing unroofing surgery, pls visit www.myimperfectheart.comIf you would like to know more about the Myocardial Bridge Clinic at Stanford, visit https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2016/10/unroofing-surgery-relieves-debilitating-symptoms-of-heart.htmlIf you like what you heard, please give us a positive review on whichever app you're using, like and follow us so you never miss an episode. Also, please visit the website, MyImperfectHeart.com and sign up to our database as we work to build a more connected, informed and supportive network of the Imperfect Heart community. Thanks for listening and thank you for your support.  If you don't yet have your very own copy of the book: Imperfect Heart: Stories of Myocardial Bridges, you can find it anywhere in paperback, tablet or audiobook versions. And, yes, that's me doing the audiobook version as well. :) I hope you enjoy it.