As you may have seen, the recent post, [1] Did You Travel For Heart Valve Surgery?, has generated a lot of interest and response - as over 25 patients and caregivers have commented.

I have also received several emails from patients wanting to know more about traveling to The Cleveland Clinic for heart valve repair and heart valve replacement surgery.

That said, I called The Cleveland Clinic on Monday to better understand the scale and scope of patients traveling to the world’s number one cardiac care center. I learned three great factoids (from their patient education team) that you might find interesting. For 2008:

• More than 50% of Cleveland Clinic patients reside outside the state of Ohio;
• Patients from 89 countries came to The Cleveland Clinic for cardiovascular care; and
• Patients from all 50 states came to The Cleveland Clinic for cardiac surgery.

I hope this information helps you learn more about the patient profile at The Cleveland Clinic. To get direct patient feedback about surgeons at The Cleveland Clinic, please visit our [2] Heart Surgeon Database.

Simply type “Cleveland” into the city search field. The search results will share actual patient experiences with the following cardiothoracic surgeons - Lytle, Svensson, Roselli, Gillinov, Mihaljevic, Smedira, Sabik and Pettersson.

Keep on tickin!

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About The Author: [4] To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.