CNN Video: Rene’s Robotic Valve Surgery
Since announcing the upcoming webcast about robotic surgery from The Cleveland Clinic, my inbox has been flooded with questions about the minimally invasive, Da Vinci Robot.
To help you learn more about the Da Vinci robot, I located an interesting, patient video about Rene Lepage from CNN that highlights the technology and the benefits of robotic surgery for mitral valve repair - for disorders including mitral valve regurgitation. (Simply press the play button on the image below to watch this video. Also, please make sure that the sound on your computer is on and turned up so you can hear.)
Also… one of the questions I keep getting about robotic surgery is, “Will my heart stop during robotic surgery?”
The answer to that question is… yes. Similar to a traditional open heart surgery in which the sternum is split, the patient’s heart will be stopped and then restarted during the operation. To learn more about how your heart is stopped and started, click the following links:
I hope this helps you learn more about the Da Vinci robot for heart surgery.
Keep on tickin!
About The Author: Adam Pick is a double, heart valve surgery patient and author of The Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, a unique book which integrates the clinical facts of heart valve surgery with the personal experiences of 78 former valve surgery patients. To learn more about Adam and his heart valve surgery book, click here.
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January 20th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Hello ,I am 44 Years old and Had open Heart surgery in 1969 (6 years old)
I don’t remember alot about it but i know i had a hole in my heart,and some of my family says i had a valve (aortic)replaced with a pig valve.
I don’t know how to get my medical records or find out for sure ,but i am having some issues now .and going to a Cardioligest monday,and i am terrified.i’m sure the surgery has come a long way since 1969 ,but i’m still scared.
thank you in advance for any info or suggestions to get my med . records