Dave had his four-month check-up at the cardiologist's office yesterday. The staff in this practice is very thorough. As Dave lay flat on his back, they placed a mouse-sized gadget on his chest over the defibrillator implant, where it "read" the ICD and fed the data into the computer. In addition to reading the information on the computer screen, they also print out a report that tells about any cardiac events that have been recorded, such as pacing the heart, or a shock. The doctor had a couple of medical students with him so he remarked aloud while reviewing the readout from the ICD report. It was all good news. Dave has had no problems and the ICD battery remains strong. The doctor told us that he continues to see evidence of Brugada Syndrome on Dave's ECGs however. This doesn't surprise us, although it is common for the unique waves to appear occasionally but not always. It wouldn't change the diagnosis either way.

Dave's and Jim's surgeries were nearly a year ago, in October of 2004. Sometimes it seems as though years and years have passed since then. For lots of reasons.

I've added a link about Brugada Syndrome. It's from a different perspective - a website about genetic conditions, not cardiac conditions. Interesting reading.