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2. Minimally invasive cardiac surgery - Wikipedia

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   Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, encompasses various aspects of cardiac surgical procedures (aortic valve replacement, mitral valve repair, coronary artery bypass surgery, ascending aorta or aortic root surgery) that can be performed with minimally invasive approach either via mini-thoracotomy or mini-sternotomy.

3. Mitral valve repair - Wikipedia

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   Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is much more technically demanding and may involve higher risk. Occasionally, the mitral valve is abnormal from birth ( congenital ). More often the mitral valve becomes abnormal with age ( degenerative ) or as a result of rheumatic fever .

4. Mitral valve replacement - Wikipedia

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   Minimally invasive mitral valve replacement involves a small incision (5–8 cm) just below the right breast. The benefits of MICS over conventional surgery include reduced hospital stay and blood transfusion requirements, and a smaller scar.

5. UM surgeon at center of settlement says he does 3 to 5 ... - AOL

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   And the majority of them are these minimally invasive operations.” But mitral valve repairs, a specialty of Lamelas’, are intricate procedures that include setup time and the actual surgery ...

6. Mitral stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Mitral valvuloplasty is a minimally invasive therapeutic procedure to correct an uncomplicated mitral stenosis by dilating the valve using a balloon. Under local anaesthetic , a catheter with a special balloon is passed from the right femoral vein , up the inferior vena cava and into the right atrium .

7. Mitral valve annuloplasty - Wikipedia

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   Mitral regurgitation is the most common form of mitral valve dysfunction. Today more than 2.5 million Americans are estimated to be affected by mitral regurgitation. This number is expected to double by the year 2030. Every year, 300,000 people worldwide undergo open heart surgery for mitral valve repair, 44,000 people in the US alone. [1]

8. Valvulotomy - Wikipedia

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   A valvulotomy, valvotomy, [1] valvuloplasty, or valvoplasty is a procedure used in heart valve surgery that consists of making one or more incisions at the edges of the commissure formed between the two (mitral valve), or three tricuspid valve leaflets. This relieves the constriction of valvular stenosis (especially mitral valve stenosis ...

9. Hospital CEO dies after heart surgery, and it could’ve been ...

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   A surgeon performed a minimally invasive robotic heart valve procedure on Colby on Sept. 25, 2023. Colby was unable to come off of bypass after the surgery and suffered severe right heart failure ...