{"id":1373,"date":"2021-07-27T10:38:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T10:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/?page_id=1373"},"modified":"2025-06-03T23:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T23:31:38","slug":"multiple-minimally-invasive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/multiple-minimally-invasive\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Q&#038;A: Minimally-Invasive Multiple Heart Valve Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the ongoing trend to minimally-invasive techniques for heart valve surgery, patients often wonder, &#8220;Is it possible to treat multiple forms of heart valve disease using less invasive procedures during one operation?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To answer this important question, we interviewed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-Eric-Weiss-Miami+Beach-Florida.php\">Dr. Eric Weiss<\/a>, the President of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.\u00a0 Doctor Weiss is a minimally-invasive specialist who has successfully treated many patients in our community including Deirdre Hallet, Patrick Kerrigan and Maureen Hoffman.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rJGKzqwU5y0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Key Learnings About Minimally-Invasive Multiple Heart Valve Surgery<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the key learnings from Dr. Weiss\u2019 interview about less invasive approaches to treating multiple heart valve defects during the same operation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is common for patients to be diagnosed with multiple forms of heart valve disease. In fact, a problem with one valve can cause back-pressure in the heart that can ultimately cause a second valvular disorder.<\/li>\n<li>There are two main causes of heart valve disease.\u00a0 &#8220;Acquired&#8221; heart valve disease results from risk factors including smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.\u00a0 &#8220;Congenital&#8221; heart valve disease results from genetic or other issues that impact the formation of the heart during pregnancy.\u00a0 Patients with congenital heart valve disease are born with the disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/..\/Images\/eric-weiss-ms2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Eric Weiss\" width=\"257\" height=\"386\" \/><br \/>\nDr. Eric Weiss (Heart Surgeon)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients with multiple forms of heart valve disease have more risk due to the added strain and stresses on the heart.<\/li>\n<li>To treat patients with multiple forms of heart valve disease, Dr. Weiss and his team uses a multi-disciplinary, team approach to evaluate the heart and then develop a safe-and-effective plan to treat the heart which may include surgical and\/or transcatheter approaches.<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Weiss frequently uses minimally-invasive approaches to treat multiple heart valve disorders during the same operation. Dr. Weiss states, &#8220;I try my best in every patient to avoid having to do what\u2019s called a sternotomy or an open-heart incision. We use a variety of techniques to keep treatment for valve disease very minimally invasive. We often do minimally invasive multivalve surgery &#8211; whether it be repair or replacement &#8211; through the side of the chest.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1378 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/..\/Images\/minimally_invasive_cardiac_surgery.jpg\" alt=\"Minimally-Invasive Heart Valve Surgery\" width=\"603\" height=\"287\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is possible to use a combination of both surgical and transcatheter procedures during a single operation for multi-valve disease. Dr. Weiss states, &#8220;We sometimes do a combination of transcatheter valves with open valve repair and replacement, a TAVR valve with a minimally invasive mitral valve replacement, for example. Or sometimes, we will do two transcatheter valves without having to do any type of open surgery.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>For Dr. Weiss and his team, patient outcomes have been excellent for multi-valve procedures. Dr. Weiss states, &#8220;At our institution, I tell people that our risk of mortality or death from a multivalve, minimally invasive multivalve surgery is about 0.5 percent. The risk of stroke is also about 0.5 percent.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>The goal for Dr. Weiss and his use of minimally-invasive techniques is to help patients recover faster. Dr. Weiss states, &#8220;We\u2019re willing to try to tailor the operation to the patient in a way that gives them the quickest recovery, the least invasive, and gets them back to their lifestyle as quick as possible because that\u2019s what everybody wants.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Many Thanks Dr. Weiss!!<\/h2>\n<p>Many thanks to Dr. Weiss for taking the time to educate our patient community about minimally-invasive, multiple heart valve surgery and for taking such great care of the patients in our community!<\/p>\n<p>Related Links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/surgeons\/dr-Eric-Weiss-Miami+Beach-Florida.php\">See Dr. Weiss\u2019 Interactive Surgeon Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/minimally-invasive-mitral-repair\/\">Surgeon Insights: Minimally-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Keep on tickin!<br \/>\nAdam<\/p>\n<p>P.S. 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