Dr. Nathan Ho saved my life.
A few months back, I returned from a 4-day hike in Iceland (Laugavegur Trail) and proceeded to my previously-scheduled appointment with Dr. Ho. Coincidentally, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are patients of Dr. Ho. My appointment was made through a referral from my primary care provider (Dr. Dustin Riley) after I was kicked out of a Renown Reno Cardiology appointment thanks to a mutual service fee "pissing match" with my United Health Care service provider. And in hindsight, thank God they did.
I had a minor heart attack in 2014 and had previously self reported to my previous Cardiologists (starting at John Muir in Walnut Creek) about "chest tightness" during exercise and was advised that this was not unexpected and that I should continue to monitor my symptoms. All during that time, I made regular appointments including taking the associated stress tests and continued to self-report any symptoms.
I informed Dr. Ho about this and added that the strenuous Iceland hike had exacerbated my chest tightness during those 4 days. Dr. Ho expressed concern about this and strongly suggested I take an angiogram and soon. I did so a few weeks later, and figured it was all routine and right up to the time I recovered from the anesthesia after the procedure. Image my surprise when I was then told that I had 95% blockage in my "widow maker" artery. Triple Bypass surgery was scheduled within the week, which would have been sooner if it wasn't for the blood thinners I was taking. That operation went well, with the surgeon (Dr. Todd Chapman) emphasizing later that "he fixed me".
So if it wasn't for this Cardiologist who picked up on something that previous professionals had not, I might not have been here to write this review. Thank You Dr. Ho. read more