This article summarizes the current status of robotic approaches to mitral valve repair. The technique is suitable to all types of degenerative mitral valve disease, and the outcomes are similar to those for open repair.
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Mitral valve disease
March 28, 2016
A refreshing , adequately supported by pragmatic imaging, 22 minute presentation from an Arizona meeting that many surgeons would find quite informative and educating. Dr.
March 10, 2016
This video show a mitral valve repair in a 64-year-old woman with class III dyspnea and severe mitral regurgitation.
March 2, 2016
Friedrich Mohr of the Heart Center, Leipzig, Germany, discusses his 18 years of experience performing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
January 30, 2016
3D echo was used to preoperatively assess the likelihood of recurrent MR after ring annuloplasty for ischemic MR. Recurrence was asssociated with P3 tethering angle greater than 29.9 degrees (accuracy 92%). The authors suggest that valve replacement rather than ring annuloplasty should be considered in such patients.
January 21, 2016
In a debate filmed at the 2015 SCTS Annual Meeting in Manchester, United Kingdom, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr and Francis Wells offer different perspectives on how best to treat non-complex degenerative mitral valve disease.
December 10, 2015
The study was a single-arm, multicentre, prospective study enrolling 31 high-risk adult individuals with symptomatic mitral regurgitation despite optimal medical therapy from five institutions in Europe. The primary efficacy endpoints included: (a) Technical success rate of the device implantation; (b) Technical feasibility of Cardioband adjustment;
November 11, 2015
2 year outcomes of a randomized trial of MV repair vs MV replacement for severe ischemic MR are reported. LVESVI was similar between the two groups. Recurrent moderate or severe MR was higher in the repair group (59% vs 4%). The repair group suffered higher rates of heart failure and hospital readmission. Mortality rates were not different.
November 3, 2015
Since the 1990s, minimally invasive cardiac surgery has gained wide acceptance due to patient and economic demand. The advantages are less trauma, less bleeding, less wound infections, less pain and faster recovery. Many studies showed that the outcomes are comparable with those of conventional sternotomy.
October 20, 2015
This video presents a repair of a mitral valve in a 73-year-old man with history of PND and one episode of pulmonary edema. The patient suffered from severe eccentric mitral regurgitation due to ruptured chordae and a thickened enlarged P2 segment.