Today was a mixed bag. Besides the terror of another COVID test (the 3rd in 6 weeks), the cath seemed to go well. Pressures in Zayne’s heart have gone down from April 27, 2020, but they are still high. For the first time, they were able to use intra-vascular ultrasound (IVUS) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) into her coronary artery. Flow rate was good, and there was NO gunk/plaque could be found along her arterial walls (the doc had only seen this in one other transplant patient).
Unfortunately, the BNP (indicates heart failure) has gone up instead of continuing a downward trend. There was talk of spending the night, but without having the pathology report or antibody result, they can’t treat or have a plan of action. Right now, it us unknown why the BNP has gone up.
The future is unclear, and we may be back in the hospital. Most likely discomfort and pain for Zayne will continue with additional IVs and venous blood draws from non-complying veins.
It has been a long day – we left the house at 5 am and returned at 7 pm. The 6 hour IVIG extended hospital time into the evening. Hopefully, this infusion will add some helpful antibodies.
Glad you got home. Can you put the last comment in the suggestion box?