Why was bypass recommended?
See how the coronary anatomy, symptoms, ischemia testing, heart function, and proposed targets support the recommendation.
Virtual CABG / bypass second opinion
Before bypass surgery, see the whole coronary decision.
For U.S. patients and families advised to have bypass surgery: a cardiac surgeon and cardiologist review your angiogram and proposed plan online, then co-sign one report.
No referral or call is required to purchase. Start online from home.
- 2independent physician reviews
- 1co-signed written report
- ≤24 hrguaranteed after the complete record is confirmed
THE DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU
Three questions. One complete coronary record.
A useful review does not begin with a preferred procedure. It begins with the anatomy, symptoms, testing, health context, and goals documented in your case.
Is another path reasonable?
When relevant, CABG is considered beside PCI or stenting, guideline-directed medical therapy, or more information first.
What still needs clarification?
Risk estimates, model limits, missing inputs, conduit considerations, and the next questions are made visible.
WHITEGLOVE Insights™
The reasoning, not just the recommendation.
Your report connects the proposed bypass plan to the record, places reasonable alternatives in context, and prepares the next conversation with your treating team.
The recommendation, reconstructed
Cath findings, symptoms, testing, medications, heart function, and the proposed bypass plan in one clinical story.
Reasonable paths, compared
CABG, PCI, medical therapy, or further evaluation—only when each path is relevant to the documented case.
Risk and uncertainty, shown
Applicable STS operative-risk context, missing inputs, model limits, and patient-specific factors the estimate may not capture.
Your next conversation, prepared
Questions about targets, completeness, conduits, timing, alternatives, and the treating program responsible for your care.
CASE-SPECIFIC REVIEW
What can change how the options are understood.
The decision is rarely explained by one blockage or one score. The reviewers connect the parts of the case that can change strategy, timing, and risk.
Anatomy
Which vessels are narrowed, where disease sits, and whether left-main or multivessel disease is present.
Symptoms + ischemia
How symptoms, functional limits, and testing connect to the proposed intervention.
Heart function
Ejection fraction, wall motion, valve findings, and relevant viability context.
Health context
Diabetes, kidney or lung disease, prior stroke, frailty, prior procedures, and patient goals.
Targets + conduits
The proposed bypass targets, completeness, and case-specific conduit considerations.
Evidence + limits
Current professional guidance and risk models used with their inputs and limitations visible.
OPTIONS, IN CONTEXT
Not “which treatment is best?” Which path fits this record?
For non-emergency decisions, the reviewers consider each genuinely relevant path without implying that every option fits every patient.
CABG
Surgical revascularization considered in the context of anatomy, symptoms, heart function, diabetes, operative risk, targets, and the proposed plan.
PCI / stenting
A catheter-based path considered when relevant to anatomy, complexity, prior treatment, procedural risk, and goals.
Medical therapy
Guideline-directed therapy and risk-factor management remain foundational with either procedure and may be the primary strategy in some cases.
More information first
When the record leaves a material uncertainty, the report identifies what imaging, testing, or documentation may help resolve it.
FOUR CLEAR SERVICE LEVELS
The written review stays the same. You choose the access.
Every package includes both independent reviews and one co-signed report. Higher levels add live physician time and support.
Compare every package detail01WRITTEN REVIEW
WHITEGLOVE
Insights™
$495ONE-TIME
The complete two-physician written review, without a live consultation.
- Two-physician written review included
- Written report only
- One co-signed patient-facing report
02ONE REVIEWER LIVE
WHITEGLOVE
Consult
$995ONE-TIME
The same written review, plus one reviewing physician live.
- Two-physician written review included
- One reviewing physician joins live
- Dedicated time for patient and family questions
03MOST POPULAR · BOTH LIVE
WHITEGLOVE
Heart Team
$1,495ONE-TIME
The same written review, plus both reviewers together live.
- Two-physician written review included
- Cardiac surgeon and cardiologist join live
- Dedicated time for patient and family questions
04ONGOING SUPPORT
WHITEGLOVE
Concierge
$2,495ONE-TIME
Heart Team access plus support through the day of surgery.
- Two-physician written review included
- Concierge access through surgery day
- Support continues through surgery day
Direct-pay · secure one-time payment · no subscription · WHITEGLOVEMD does not submit insurance claimsHelp me choose
INDEPENDENT DUAL REVIEW
The operating-room view and the cardiology view. Same record.
Both physicians review independently, confer, and co-sign your report. Neither replaces the clinicians who know and treat you.
CARDIAC SURGEON
Rahul R. Handa, MD
Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon
Reviews operative strategy, targets, conduits, completeness, timing, and risk.
CARDIOLOGIST
Sandeep M. Patel, MD
Interventional cardiologist
Reviews anatomy, ischemia, PCI context, medical therapy, and heart function.One conference.
Two signatures.
The goal is not manufactured disagreement. It is a decision whose reasoning you can see.
Meet the physiciansHOW IT WORKS
From a bypass recommendation to one clear next conversation.
No referral or travel is required. You can purchase first, then upload records securely.
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Choose your package
Purchase directly or request a complimentary call if you want help comparing service levels.
- 02
Build the complete record
Upload what you have. With your authorization, our records team can help identify and request what is missing.
- 03
Two independent reviews
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist examine the same complete record, then confer on their findings.
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Receive one co-signed report
Your report is delivered in 24 hours or less, guaranteed, after all required records and imaging are received and confirmed complete.
CLINICAL RIGOR
Source-linked reasoning, not a generic answer.
Professional guidance and risk models inform—but do not replace—case-specific physician judgment. Estimates have limitations and cannot predict an individual outcome with certainty.
Questions about your second opinion
What is reviewed in a CABG second opinion?
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist review the records relevant to your decision, which may include catheterization images and reports, echocardiography, ischemia testing, clinical notes, medications, laboratory results, prior procedures, and the proposed bypass plan. The report organizes the current recommendation, relevant alternatives, individual risk, missing information, and questions for your treating team.
Can the review compare bypass surgery with stents or medical therapy?
Yes, when those paths are relevant to the documented anatomy and clinical situation. The report may compare CABG with PCI or stenting, guideline-directed medical therapy, or additional evaluation. Medication changes remain with the clinicians responsible for your care.
Does the report review bypass targets and graft choices?
The report can organize the documented target vessels, completeness of the proposed revascularization, and conduit considerations such as internal mammary, radial-artery, and vein grafts. It explains relevant questions and uncertainty without prescribing an operation or replacing your treating surgeon.
How is bypass-surgery risk assessed?
The review considers the current STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database operative-risk estimate when it applies and the required inputs are available. It identifies missing variables and makes model limitations visible. Any estimate supports discussion; it does not predict an individual outcome with certainty.
Who reviews my CABG case?
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist independently review the same complete record, confer, and co-sign one patient-facing WHITEGLOVE Insights™ report. Both perspectives are included in every package.
How much does a virtual CABG second opinion cost?
The four one-time package prices are $495 for Insights™, $995 for Consult, $1,495 for Heart Team, and $2,495 for Concierge. Every package includes two independent physician reviews and one co-signed written report. Higher levels add live physician access and support.
When does the 24-hour turnaround begin?
Your report is delivered in 24 hours or less, guaranteed, after all required records and imaging are received and confirmed complete. Time spent gathering missing records is outside the 24-hour window.
Do I need a referral or have to travel?
No referral or travel is required for the written medical-record review. You can choose and purchase any package directly. With your authorization, the records team can help identify and request relevant missing materials.
What if bypass surgery is already scheduled?
You can request a review after a surgery date has been set, but timing depends on how quickly the necessary records become available and how urgent your condition is. Continue following your treating team’s instructions, and do not delay urgent or time-sensitive care while waiting for a second opinion.
Does WHITEGLOVEMD replace my surgeon or cardiologist?
No. WHITEGLOVEMD provides a limited-scope independent medical-record review. It does not provide emergency or ongoing treatment, order tests or medications, or replace the clinicians responsible for your care. The reviewing physicians’ role is defined in the consent and service terms.
THE DECISION STAYS YOURS
Before bypass surgery, bring two complementary perspectives to the same record.
Choose a package and begin online, or request a complimentary call if you want help deciding.