by DrCiuffo | Jul 30, 2016 | Blog
AFIB Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a heart condition that causes you to have an irregular or fast heart rate. This increased heart rate can then lead to other complications like stroke or heart failure. Symptoms of AFib can be shortness of breath, heart... by DrCiuffo | Jul 23, 2016 | Blog, Heart Surgery
Preparing for Heart Surgery Open heart surgery involves any kind of surgery where the chest has to be cut open to allow surgeons access to muscles, valves, or arteries of the heart. This type of surgery generally takes around 4 to 6 hours but it painless with the use... by DrCiuffo | Jul 15, 2016 | Blog, Heart Surgery
Botox for the Heart You might think that Botox is only for smoothing out wrinkles and erasing signs of aging, but new studies show that botox might actually be able to help heart surgery patients! It was discovered that shots of botox into the heart can keep its... by DrCiuffo | Jul 9, 2016 | Blog, Heart Surgery
How Statins Reduce Complications Having heart surgery can be stressful because of the risk of complications. However, there is a way to reduce heart surgery complications: statins. Statins can lower your cholesterol and also have anti-inflammatory properties.... by DrCiuffo | Jun 23, 2016 | Blog, Peripheral Artery Disease
What is Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) Peripheral Artery Disease (PVD) are diseased blood vessels that cause a problem in your circulatory system which leads to narrowing of your arteries, which in turn, reduces the blood flow to your limbs, stomach or... by DrCiuffo | Jun 15, 2016 | Blog, Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Understanding the Advantages and Disadvantages of Minimally Invasive Surgery The Minimally Invasive and Bloodless Heart Surgery Program of Sioux City, Iowa is a facility that always aspires to improve and refine its techniques for delivering the least painful...
