by DrCiuffo | Oct 13, 2015 | Advanced Heart Surgery, Blog
A coronary bypass surgery is necessary when patients have one or both of their coronary arteries blocked. When the arteries are blocked, it means that your heart is not getting enough blood. This affects the rest of your body because your heart is no longer efficient.... by DrCiuffo | Oct 12, 2015 | Advanced Heart Surgery, Benefits of Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery, Blog, Bloodless Heart Surgery
There are many benefits to minimally invasive heart surgery, including shorter recovery time, a lower risk of infection, reduced trauma, reduced pain, almost invisible scars, and less blood loss. There are methods so advanced, that we can eliminate the need for blood... by DrCiuffo | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog, Bloodless Heart Surgery, Jehovah's Witness, Recovery
Dr. Giovanni Ciuffo began providing bloodless heart surgery to patients for Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses must abstain from blood transfusions, according to their bible. Now, many more people are interested in bloodless surgery because of its... by DrCiuffo | Sep 8, 2015 | Blog, Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Older patients are the most common type of cardiac patients we see. As we age, the heart has more trouble efficiently pumping blood to the rest of the body. Problems such as high blood pressure, infections, and more will make a weakened heart work even harder. When... by DrCiuffo | Sep 1, 2015 | Advanced Heart Surgery, Blog, Heart Surgery, Inoperable Heart Surgery Patients
If you have a high risk heart condition, your local doctor may say your case is inoperable. This may simply be because your local doctor doesn’t know about new, specialty techniques available out there. It is extremely important for anyone who has been diagnosed...
