Robotic Mitral Valve Repair: Insights, Outcomes & Patient Questions with Dr. Gillinov & Dr. Burns

Key questions discussed by Dr. Marc Gillinov and Dr. Daniel Burns include:

1. What are the advantages of mitral valve repair surgery compared to mitral valve replacement operations?

2. Is it true that Cleveland Clinic has a 99% mitral valve repair rate for patients with mitral regurgitation due to mitral valve prolapse?

3. What advantages does robotic mitral valve repair surgery provide patients? Durability? Recovery time? Less pain? Blood thinners? Life expectancy?

4. What tests will a patient undergo at the Cleveland Clinic to determine if they are a candidate for a robotic mitral valve repair procedure?

5. How safe are robotic mitral valve repair procedures at the Cleveland Clinic?

6. Why is robotic mitral valve repair surgery considered a specialty at cardiac centers that focus on minimally-invasive heart valve techniques?

7. How many robotic mitral valve repair operations has the Cleveland Clinic performed? What are the surgical outcomes?

8. Why do patients travel from around the county and around the world to have robotic mitral valve repair surgery at leading cardiac centers including the Cleveland Clinic?

If you have questions or would like to schedule an appointment or second opinion with Dr. Gillinov or Dr. Burns, please call the Cleveland Clinic's Heart Nurse Resource Center at [phone].

[joshpembers]

Can the Robotic approach be used for a patient who also needs a maze procedure to get rid of atrial fibrillation, at the same time as the mitral valve repair robotically?

[AFOWZI]

I had mitral stenosis and in February I did the balloon Procedure but unfortunately that didn’t last long so I last week I did mitral valve replacement thru robotic arm at Mayo clinic in Minnesota where I live. I am 50 years old. So I have a mechanical valve, right now I am still recovering at home. My question what is my chance for another surgery in the future? I had a Rheumatic fever when that cause the stenosis.

[randaskitchen]

Dr Marc Gillinov he is best thank you for my heart surgery

[jfloop]

How many patients survive mitral valve repair, percentage-wise? What's the risk in case of patients with chronic Lyme / bartonellosis?

[ChanakaPalliyaguru]

Do patients have to be on aspirin after the surgery?