Is the operation clearly indicated?
See how the diagnosis, symptoms, testing, and proposed plan fit together—and where the record leaves room for a different conclusion.
FOR PATIENTS & FAMILIES
A heart surgery second opinion built for the decision ahead.
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist independently review your complete record—so you can understand the proposed operation, your individual risk, and the alternatives worth discussing before you decide.
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YOUR INDEPENDENT REVIEW
One record. Two specialties. One clear next conversation.
CARDIAC SURGERYCARDIOLOGY
BEFORE THE FIRST INCISION
Four questions deserve more than reassurance.
A useful second opinion does more than repeat the plan. It shows you how the evidence supports it—and where another path may deserve consideration.
Are there other reasonable paths?
Understand the open surgical, minimally invasive, catheter-based, and medical options that may be relevant to your individual case.
What does the risk look like for me?
Review multiple surgical risk models alongside the clinical details those models cannot fully capture, with inputs and limitations made visible.
Are the surgeon and center the right fit?
Consider procedure-specific experience, public outcomes data when available, geography, and the practical realities of getting into the right hands.
NATIONWIDE PERSPECTIVE
The right answer is not limited to one hospital.
Your review is independent of the hospital that proposed the procedure. When experience or access matters, the report can help frame a more informed conversation about where to go next.
Meet the physician teamWHITEGLOVE Insights™
A report that makes every page useful.
Your record becomes a clear, patient-facing map of the decision—built from the evidence and reviewed by both members of your Heart Team.
Your current clinical picture
The diagnoses, relevant history, testing, and plan already proposed—organized clearly and tied back to the source record.
Two specialist perspectives
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist review the complete record independently, then co-sign one written Heart Team report.
Ultra-precise surgical risk profiling
STS PROM, EuroSCORE II, and AATS are considered when applicable, with the assumptions, missing inputs, and limitations shown.
Guideline-mapped reasoning
The proposed decision is placed beside current cardiovascular guidelines and the clinical details that make those guidelines relevant.
Options, benefits, and tradeoffs
Reasonable surgical, minimally invasive, catheter-based, and medical paths are compared in plain language for your individual case.
What may still be missing
Unresolved questions, incomplete workup, and additional studies to consider with your treating team are called out before the next decision.
Surgeon and center fit
When relevant, the report considers procedure-specific experience, public outcomes, geography, and access—not reputation alone.
Your questions and next steps
A concise handoff for the next conversation with your treating team, your family, or another specialist.
HOW IT WORKS
You bring the question. We make the record usable.
There is no need to navigate a second hospital system or prepare the case yourself. The process is designed around patients and families.
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Start with a conversation
Request a complimentary orientation call, or begin your review online when you are ready. No referral is required.
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We help assemble the record
Upload what you have. With your authorization, the records team can help collect the reports, notes, testing, and imaging needed for review.
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Your Heart Team reviews everything
A cardiac surgeon and cardiologist independently review the complete case and co-sign your written report.
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Receive a decision-ready report
Your report is delivered within 24 hours after all required records and imaging are confirmed complete. Consultation tiers add live physician time.
TRANSPARENT PRICING
Start with the written review. Add physician time only if you want it.
Every package includes the complete record review by a cardiac surgeon and cardiologist and a co-signed written report.
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WHITEGLOVE Insights™
Co-signed written Heart Team review
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WHITEGLOVE Consult
Written review + one reviewing physician
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WHITEGLOVE Heart Team
Written review + both physicians together
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WHITEGLOVE Concierge
Heart Team consultation + access until surgery
The 24-hour turnaround begins after complete records and required imaging are received.
PATIENT QUESTIONS
What families ask before they begin.
Still deciding whether a review fits your situation? Request a complimentary orientation call.
Request a complimentary callWhat is a heart surgery second opinion?
It is an independent review of the diagnosis, testing, proposed procedure, alternatives, and surgical risk before you make a final decision. WHITEGLOVEMD provides educational and informational review designed to support—not replace—the relationship with your treating physicians.
Who reviews my case?
Every case is independently reviewed by a cardiac surgeon and a cardiologist. They bring the operating-room and cardiology perspectives together and co-sign one written report.
How quickly will I receive my report?
The 24-hour review window begins after the complete medical record and required imaging have been received. If something is missing, the records team will let you know and can help with collection.
Do I need a referral or need to travel?
No referral is required. The review is completed remotely, so you do not need to travel for the second opinion itself.
What records are needed?
The exact list depends on the condition and proposed procedure. It commonly includes consultation notes, echocardiography, catheterization, CT or MRI studies, laboratory results, and relevant hospital records. You may upload what you have and authorize the records team to help collect the rest.
How much does a heart surgery second opinion cost?
After your complimentary conversation, we email the package we recommend, what it includes, and the secure next step. There is no cost to talk to us. Higher service levels add a live physician consultation, and Concierge adds Heart Team consultation and access until the day of surgery. WHITEGLOVEMD is direct-pay and does not submit an insurance claim.
Does every package include a written report?
Yes. Every package includes the complete record review by a cardiac surgeon and cardiologist and a co-signed written WHITEGLOVE Insights™ report. Higher tiers add live consultation and support.
What if I have urgent symptoms right now?
WHITEGLOVEMD is not an emergency service. Call 911 or seek immediate local emergency care for chest pain, severe shortness of breath, fainting, new weakness, or other urgent symptoms.
YOUR INCISION SHOULD BE YOUR DECISION™
Get the full picture before open heart surgery.
Begin with the independent written review, or talk with a Heart Team specialist first.
