by DrCiuffo | Jun 12, 2015 | Advanced Heart Surgery, Blog
Advanced heart surgery techniques continue to shape and evolve our cardiac specialty, giving patients more options and better results than traditional surgery. Dr. Ciuffo uses highly sophisticated and effective minimally invasive techniques to treat heart disease very... by DrCiuffo | Jun 5, 2015 | Blog, Scarless Heart Surgery, Sternotomy Scar
One of the major benefits of minimally invasive heart surgery is that there are no huge sternotomy scars! Dr. Ciuffo performs his minimally invasive procedures with long, thin surgical tools through a small incision, usually about two inches long. There is no need... by DrCiuffo | Jun 1, 2015 | Benefits of Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery, Blog
Considering Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery For Your Cardiac Procedure? There are many benefits to getting minimally invasive heart surgery rather than traditional open heart methods. Dr. Ciuffo has been specializing in this method of cardiac surgery in order to meet... by DrCiuffo | May 14, 2015 | Blog, Inoperable Heart Surgery Patients
Many of the patients we see have been diagnosed as inoperable or high risk because of outside factors like age, frailty, or other diseases. Patients with factors prohibiting their heart surgery can receive a successful, life-saving surgery with our minimally invasive... by DrCiuffo | May 11, 2015 | Blog, Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
If a mitral valve can be repaired rather than replaced, patients can avoid the need for blood thinners and decrease the chances of a stroke, which happen more often if a valve replacement is performed instead of a mitral valve repair. Minimally invasive repair... by DrCiuffo | May 4, 2015 | Atrial Myxoma Surgery, Blog
What Is An Atrial Myxoma? Atrial myxoma is the most common benign tumor of the heart. While the tumor is benign in that it is not cancerous, it is very dangerous in other ways. The atrial myxoma is a bulky and easily broken apart. If a fragment of the atrial myxoma...
