Second Opinion

Second opinions in cardiology means a lot for both patients and the cardiologist. There are many hesitations and discomfort from the patient’s side to declare the intent of the second opinion. Mostly it arises in the field of intervention and procedures.

This arises not because of consensus among medical fraternity or any special motive as believed commonly.

This discrepancy may occur because of

• a. Overlapping zones of treatment of multiple options
• b. Lack of unwillingness to discuss certain risks involved either from doctors’ side or patient’s side
• c. Cost factors and lack of universal complete insurance cover
• d. Treatment availability and ability factors

This is not aimed to just to infuse new opinion but to both accept or deny or modify the first opinion in a very scientific and ethical way.

Second opinions may reduce the uncertainty among the patients and to make a informed decision making