Like millions of Americans, Gary Ratkiewicz suffers from coronary artery disease which limits the flow of blood to his heart. After struggling with simple tasks like walking up stairs, he reached out to Loyola cardiovascular surgeon Chirantan Mangukia, MD, who performed small incision coronary artery bypass surgery. By employing this ground-breaking procedure, Dr. Mangukia made an incision less than half the size of a traditional bypass incision and didn't have to break Ratkiewicz's sternum. Just three days after surgery, Ratkiewicz was home and walking three miles around his neighborhood. For more information or to make an appointment, please visit www.loyolamedicine.org/provider/chirantan-vinodbha… or call 888-584-7888.