{"id":24623,"date":"2018-05-24T10:14:06","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T15:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/?p=24623"},"modified":"2019-02-26T18:28:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T23:28:28","slug":"before-after-mitral-repair-picture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/heart-surgery-blog\/2018\/05\/24\/before-after-mitral-repair-picture\/","title":{"rendered":"Before-and-After Surgery: Tim’s Mitral Valve Reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wanted to see what a mitral valve looks like before-and-after it’s repaired?<\/p>\n

Well… Thanks to Tim Martin, a patient who just had mitral valve repair surgery at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta, here’s your chance!<\/p>\n

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As you can see, an annuloplasty ring was used to support the supporting structure of the mitral valve. \u00a0You can also see how the leaflets of the mitral valve are now coming together to prevent leakage across the valve.<\/p>\n

Pretty amazing, right?<\/p>\n

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\"\"Tim Martin, Mitral Valve Repair Patient<\/p>\n

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In his note to me, Tim writes, “Adam – I just completed robotic mitral valve repair<\/a> with Dr. Douglas Murphy<\/a> at St Joseph\u2019s Hospital in Atlanta. \u00a0Thursday morning surgery. \u00a0Out of the hospital that Sunday. \u00a0One day in ICU. \u00a0Taking it easy and a little more tired. \u00a0But, I feel like I could resume normal activities anytime. \u00a0 I\u2019m sure there are many ways to do this surgery but your readers should definitely know about this option. \u00a0And Dr. Murphy and his entire staff, office, and hospital were incredible.”<\/p>\n

If you would like to learn more about mitral valve repair rings, known as annuloplasty rings, here’s a great educational video.<\/p>\n

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