Here is my attempt to help you with your next cardiologist appointment. Now doctors don't always respect just any source but many may be open to reading from multiple sources so I have worked on breaking down which will be undeniable and they have to acknowledge it but I want to include all. This is to make sure they understand Lyme Carditis and one on POTS. I created a letter for you to use below.
These are not meant to scare you, it is meant to educate your cardiologist if needed so they screen you regularly and take you serious.
These will be the most accepted sources:
I recommend also printing these 2 more recent lawsuits to make them respect your concerns.
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SEPTEMBER 2023
Here is the cardiologist letter I did you can print and take with you.
POTS video
Print these:
"We are thankful that the jury held Mercy Hospital and Dr. Henson accountable for the needless and tragic death of young Peter Smith. Peter's family will be grieving his loss forever. They have some solace in knowing that justice has occurred and hope that this verdict helps to prevent this kind of negligence and wrongful death from happening to anyone else."
Lyme carditis--diagnosis, treatment and prognosis - PubMed
Complete AV block in Lyme carditis: an important differential diagnosis - PubMed
A young healthy male with syncope and complete heart block - PubMed
Here are two sources they will respect on POTS:
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These last ones are many articles on the subject if you choose to provide more, but possibly they won't respect these like the ones above. But these are excellent and many come from other doctors. You can also verbally say this "Dr. Neil Spector, a Duke University oncologist and researcher had himself undergone heart transplant due to damage his heart sustained from an undiagnosed infection of Lyme Disease. You can read an account of his story in his book "Gone In A Heartbeat"."
"Commentary from a cardiologist on the challenges of treating Lyme carditis in a culture of disease denialism:
Explains different types of carditis here
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