I have a Doctor Friend who died last week ,one of the smartest guys I knew ..worth 100 million ..
He thought he knew better than tried and proven procedures .He had a wire inserted to his heart that acted on certain nerves to stabilize arythmia.
Did it at UVA hospital .He told the physician he was going on vacation to Greece ,the attending Physician told him NOT to GO.If he got an infection it could kill him.He went anyway ! He thought he was the smartest physician he knew .He left for Greece and sure enough he got an infection and had a Heart attack.
Dead at 73 ..what a waste ,a brilliant mind …Stupid decision….