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I would focus on who is the best, not who is the closest. As tough as it is, look at mortality rates in the hospital that you are considering. I researched who the top surgeons and hospitals were, then crosss referenced it to who my insurance covered. Thankfully United Health care’s network is...

I had my surgery at the Cleveland Clinic about 10 months ago. My home cardiologist indicated that the sternal wiring is robust and the only time there is a problem is when the patient does not allow the breastbone to heal (i.e. doing pushups or bench pressing heavy weights prior to healing). My...

You are in excellent hands at Cleveland Clinic. Good Luck. Surgeons and Staff are very good. And as you say, very low mortality rate at that hospital. 55 years old. Aortic Root Replacement at Cleveland due to 5.5 cm aneurysm - I did not need a valve, they re-implanted mine. Prior to surgery I...