Cardiac Surgery Innovation: Robotic Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery with Dr. Robert Smith

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https://www.Heart-Valve-Surgery.com - For 20 years, cardiac surgeons have used robots to perform mitral valve repair surgery. Now, thanks to new innovations in heart valve replacement devices, surgeons are performing mitral valve replacement procedures using robot-assisted techniques.

In this video, Dr. Robert Smith, a leading cardiac surgeon who specializes in minimally-invasive mitral valve surgery at Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital in Plano, Texas, explains why and how he uses the robot to perform mitral valve replacement operations.

Key questions answered by Dr. Robert Smith in this video include:

1. What is mitral valve disease? What are the symptoms of regurgitation and stenosis? Can patients be asymptomatic?

2. Is mitral valve disease serious? Can mitral valve disease lead to debilitating symptoms, co-morbid diseases (atrial fibrillation), heart failure and death?

3. Specific to treating mitral valve disease... Are minimally-invasive techniques Dr. Smith's preferred approach for accessing the heart? Why?

4. What are the patient and surgeon benefits for using a robot during mitral valve surgery?

5. The robot has been used for mitral valve repair procedures for 20+ years. Why is Dr. Smith now using the robot to perform mitral valve replacement operations?

6. How have new mitral valve replacement devices enabled Dr. Smith to perform robotic mitral valve replacement?

7. Is robotic mitral valve replacement as durable as a traditional open-heart procedures (e.g. sternotomy)?

8. What is Dr. Smith's number one piece of advice for patients needing mitral valve surgery?

To learn schedule an appointment or second opinion with Dr. Robert Smith, please call (888) 732-4434 or click https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/surgeons/dr-Robert-Smith+II-Plano-Texas.php.
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