Mayo Clinic cardiovascular specialists Juan A. Crestanello, M.D., chair, cardiovascular surgery, and Marci D. Newcome, C.N.P., D.N.P., nurse practitioner, discuss the Mayo approach to compassionate care provided to patients undergoing heart surgery and to their family. They review how patients are scheduled, pre-surgical steps, how family/caregivers are kept in communication during surgery, and after surgery recommendations for at home care.
