Yeah, Jolt, it was just really hard for his cardiologist to understand how fit he was; obviously my DH does not fit the profile of the typical person who has heart disease. It took a little "education" on DH's part, but now his doctor understands. He really is very good, but sometimes, I think they are all on automatic pilot in terms of prescribing. Of course, the whole thing was frustrating, as his case was not typical from the beginning; the blockages just didn't show up on the scans and it took an emergency when we were riding to get them to do an angioplasty.
We also have a good friend who is the more typical cardiac case. The beta blockers made him incredibly sleepy and unable to barely get around. Yes, he is overweight, etc., but not totally a slug. He finally took himself off the drugs and was much better (the doctor gave him something else).