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Hi Robert, 

Read your story. 


I’m lucky that I have a hospital in my state that can do my surgery. My sister in law just had bypass at Mt. Sinai. She loved the facility. 

Let your surgeon advise you on what type - I always ask ‘if I was your mom, what would you do for her’? They really have the answers. (Not that you shouldn’t be involved, but don’t get married to one idea either - there might be considerations you don’t fully know about.) 

Hi Robert. I’ve been through the process of choosing between multiple hospitals. I would recommend meeting with the surgeon and cardiologist who would take care of you at each place, and see if there is a consensus about exactly what to do. If you have agreement, then you can pick a place with the best outcomes, statistics or the most experienced surgeon or however, you want to choose. But if there is a difference in recommendation, then I suggest you think that through carefully to see which procedure you want and decide if there is a place where you would be better off getting it either because they do more or because they are advocating the approach you want to take. Good luck with this. I know it’s scary and not easy. Over the past decade I’ve been through TAVR and OHS, both out of state. In my case, I went from Boston to Cleveland, and I would do it again. There were extenuating circumstances.

Hello Robert, welcome to our site. I don’t have any suggestions for you. I hope you will resolve these issues. Maybe some of the heart warriors will be helpful to you. Blessings 
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