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Is Your Heart Surgery Really Necessary?
Your second opinion isn't a luxury - it's a safeguard. When Lise Smith needed complex open heart surgery, she chose Verus.
Watch her story below.
The Verus Difference
Large hospital-based second opinion programs are intended for patients deemed too complex or inoperable by other surgeons.
Moreover, those institutions often have significant wait times, are financially incentivized to accept almost all cases, and may require patients to travel long distances just for the initial consultation.
And yet, afterwards - patients are still left without a concrete understanding of their condition and treatment plan.
But more importantly - patients who have already been offered surgery don't usually seek out these large institutions for "routine" cardiac surgery.
In fact, this group is far more common than the first - and a remarkable number of these patients are unaware that their condition might be amenable to a less invasive, nonsurgical options, or better performed at another institution, or with another surgeon.
That's where Verus comes in.
Our surgeons aren't motivated by whether or not you move forward with surgery. And so, we're the only fully transparent, unbiased second opinion service.
At Verus, we believe that all patients should have a second opinion before moving forward with open heart surgery - because when it comes to something that serious, you deserve to know what's really on the table.
We'll give you all that, and so much more.
In the table below, you can see how Verus stacks up against traditional, hospital-based or large institutional second opinion programs:
| Feature | Other Second Opinion Programs | Verus |
|---|---|---|
| Turnaround Time | 2 - 4 weeks | 48 - 72 hours |
| Imaging Review | Often skipped or templated | Frame-by-frame by surgeons |
| Physician Access | Indirect, filtered | 1-on-1 surgical consultation |
| Risk Explanation | Rarely includes STS | Personalized individual and hospital risk explained in plain English |
| Financial Incentives | Surgery = revenue | No procedural incentives |
| Guideline Compliance | Not always confirmed | Mapped to ACC/AHA & STS standards |
| Technology | Little or no AI | AI + Blockchain integration throughout platform |
| Post-Consult Access | Ends with PDF | Concierge support available |
| Verification | Editable document | Blockchain-signed, SHA256-verified |
| Cardiologist Input | Rare or Siloed | Integrated Multidisciplinary Heart Team (MHT) review |
The time you need, for the answers you deserve.
After your consultation with our team,
you'll fully understand:
you'll fully understand:
- The intricacies and nuances of your particular condition
- The proposed surgery, and whether your indications are truly supported by national, societal guidelines
- What the real risks are of moving forward with heart surgery, and the full scope of available management options
- Whether your surgeon and/or hospital is the right match for your individual case, and if not - where you can go for the care you deserve. In fact, we'll help you get there quicker - our surgeons are extremely well-connected throughout the United States.
Our Surgical Compass
When it comes to open heart surgery, the real question a surgeon should be asking isn't simply,
"Can I do this?"
But rather,
"Should I do this?"
- Can't + Shouldn't →
Decline - Can + Shouldn't →
Decline - Can't + Should →
Refer - Can + Should →
Proceed
Your Cardiac Copilot.
- Would you board a plane with just one pilot?
- High-stake systems rely on redundancy to ensure safety - it's why the FAA mandates two pilots on every commercial flight.
- Why should your open heart surgery be any different?
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