An ER isn't going to do anything for him unless he's experiencing symptoms at the time such as chest pain, shortness of breath, etc.
The scheduling issues are across the board for all specialists these days because they're all totally swamped following COVID. People didn't go to the doctor for two years, so now there's a huge backlog. Plus a lot of doctors said "screw it" and retired during COVID, making the problem worse. If you think cardiologists are bad, try seeing a dermatologist. I tried to get into see a dermatology NP and the next available appointment was over 9 months out.
Any interventional cardiologist who's been practicing for more than a year or two will be fine. It's not the mix of art and science that afib ablations are.
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(and he isn't going to start eating better till they do this... because he figures they will clean him out.).
Tell him that's now how it works. There is no cleaning. They look for blocked arteries and insert a stent to prop them open. It's just a stopgap measure and doesn't stop plaque from building up in his arteries. In addition to improving his diet he probably needs to be on a statin.