Endoscopic Robotic Mitral Valve Surgery

A Cost-analysis Study of Robotic Versus Conventional Mitral Valve Repair

“…Chitwood et al [16] have accumulated the greatest experience with robotic MVRs, while four other major centres have also reported on significant caseloads [15,[17][18][19]]. Conversions to sternotomy or to mitral valve replacement are rare, and the risk of death is very low.…”

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery

“…Their preliminary data report no conversions or valve replacements, a 98% incidence of no or mild postoperative mitral regurgitation, a 5-year survival of 96.5% ± 1.5%, and a freedom from reoperation of 93.8% ± 1.1% [ 16 ]. Murphy et al [17] have reported similar results; in their series of 121 robotic mitral patients, there was 97% incidence of 0 to 1+ postoperative mitral regurgitation at a mean follow-up of 14 months. At the Cleveland Clinic, we began performing robotic mitral valve surgery in early 2007.…”

Are you ready to take off as a robo-surgeon?

“…The fi rst mitral valve repair using the da Vinci system was performed by Carpentier's group in 1998. 3 The proportion of mitral valve repairs for mitral value insuffi ciency has been increasing with a rate of approximately 20-25% year over year to reach over 2,000 cases in March 2009. Undoubtedly, almost all mitral valve repairs in the United States in the future will be performed using the da Vinci system.…”