I have to act as a patient advocate cause dead people can't speak-Dr Accola bedside is good until things go wrong. My wife was to have a routine aortic valve replacement. Pre-surgery office visit, no Mention was made that this surgery was an issue, "Your gonna be a new woman". She got in the bed with confidence all was going to be OK. Yes we know there is no guarantee and they practice as their license states. Post-surgery my wife's blood pressure plummeted and 2 weeks still in ICU her heart stopped. No reason, no explanation, "Just Hang in there" I'm told.40 days later still in ICU, my wife decided to end her lost battle on this bad surgery with her kidney, liver and lugs all failed. She was 64 years old. I never received any condolence or explanation of what went wrong.My wife if she was given the option to have this surgery or live out her life without it, I am sure she would not have had this surgery. I can speak for her as we were married 42 years. Shame on you Dr Accola read more