(11-19-2017, 07:51 AM)Walla Walla Wrote: ajack,
He tested out at less than 45% LVEF so he didn't qualify for ASV.
Ajack; I am scheduled to meet the Wizard in three weeks after prodding and delivering charts to him.
Walla is correct on the LVEF. Not overweight and in fact was NOT even qualified for an M/I, but cardiologist said "that's how it is sometimes".
In his wisdom the Wizard prescribed the VATO and settings that produced AHI 52.51. Why he disregarded the sleep study showing the ST to have the lowest AHI in the titration study (6.9), I have no idea. My LVEF <45% was there for him to see and there would have been no reason for him to have me fail CPAP so he could justify an ASV. With authorization SR recommended adjustments that now have it down to 14-ish. SP02 seems to be doing quite well considering.
SERVE-HF has put the Indian-Sign on me (NO ASV). This is why I'm trying to get my ducks in a row so I can wrangle the best machine for my condition that the Government will allow me to use when I get to look behind the Wizard's curtain.
If the ST-A only has an alarm feature that the ST does not that answers my question. Another distraction to sleep I DO NOT need.. As SR and I kicked back and forth previously, 'who's to say something like an ST won't produce the same effects as ASV?'
[It's a brilliant study that determines people with CHF will have a higher mortality than those without]
In my feeble knowledge research it appears the ResMed AirCurve 10 ST has a iVAP function that would make IT the best option available to me. [Right or Wrong?]
Thanks for the guidance