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Benefits Of Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery

Include A Smaller Scar, Lower Risk Of Infection And

Shorter Hospital Stay

Open-heart surgery has long been the standard of care for valve replacement (TAVR) procedure has revolutionized Cleveland Clinic participated in the COAPT clinical trial
most patients with valve disease. More recently, however, management of this condition. It is now a treatment option for MitraClip, which has shown the device provides a
minimally invasive procedures, such as robotically assisted for some patients with severe aortic stenosis who are too ill tremendous benefit and improvement in survival and quality
valve repair, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to have traditional open-heart surgery to replace the aortic of life when used in patients with reduced heart function.
and the MitraClip procedure, have emerged as safe and valve. Not all patients are candidates for minimally invasive
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effective alternatives for patients with advanced and complex MitraClip treatment for structural heart or valve disease. Cleveland
valve disease. Mitral valve degenerative disease is often treated with Clinic Florida’s multidisciplinary team evaluates each patient
There are a variety of minimally invasive approaches to medical therapy. However, patients for whom medical for the appropriate solution to their structural heart disease
valve repair or replacement, but all offer the same benefits: a therapy fails and for whom surgery is too much of a risk may or valve problems.
smaller scar, lower risk of infection, less bleeding and trauma, be candidates for less invasive, catheter-based options, such To schedule an appointment with a Cleveland
a shorter hospital stay and a shorter recovery period. as MitraClip, the first device approved by the FDA to treat Clinic Florida specialist, call (877) 463-2010 or visit
Robotically Assisted Valve Repair high-risk patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation. ClevelandClinicFlorida.org/Access.
For people who need a mitral valve repair, studies
have shown that robotic surgery may be better than other
minimally invasive approaches for many reasons – it is
associated with less bleeding, trauma, chance of infection,
and need for blood products.
Cleveland Clinic Florida is one of the few centers in the
country offering a robot-assisted approach to minimally
invasive valve repair or replacement, which is the most
advanced approach available. Cleveland Clinic Florida
surgeons use a state-of-the-art robotic surgical system that
has been approved by the FDA for use in many surgical
procedures.
Using the robot offers the surgeon a wider range of motion
and more precision in employing the surgical instruments, Life moves fast—
along with a more detailed, magnified 3-D view of the

surgical field than in an open procedure. The robotically prepare for the unexpected
assisted technique utilizes incisions that are often less than
2 inches – smaller than the incisions used for conventional with Accident Insurance.
minimally invasive surgery (about 3 to 4 inches).
Transcatheter Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Open procedure valve replacement has been the standard
of care for most patients with aortic stenosis. However, in
recent years the minimally invasive transcatheter aortic
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