Mitral Valve Repair Insights: Open-Chest Versus Robotic-Surgery with Dr. Arnar Geirsson

For example, Jane recently asked, "Is open chest or robotic surgery better for mitral valve repair?"

To learn more, we interviewed Dr. Arnar Geirsson, the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Connecticut. During his fantastic career, Dr. Geirsson has performed thousands of cardiac procedures and he specializes in mitral valve repair. The Heart and Vascular Center at Yale New Haven Hospital has received the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for the past three years.

In this video, you will learn if there is a patient advantage for surgeons to use an open chest surgical approach or a minimally invasive technique using the da Vinci robot. Dr. Geirsson also addresses his personal approach to repairing mitral valves and Dr. Geirsson offers advice for patients needing mitral valve repair surgery.