{"id":4365,"date":"2024-05-04T16:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T16:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/?page_id=4365"},"modified":"2024-05-07T11:38:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T11:38:37","slug":"robotic-mitral-re-repair","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.heart-valve-surgery.com\/learning\/robotic-mitral-re-repair\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Q&A: Can a Robot Re-Repair a Failing Mitral Valve Repair?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The gold standard for treating mitral insufficiency is mitral valve repair. While many repairs will last during the patient’s lifetime, a certain percentage fail over time. A 2019 Journal of Clinical Medicine<\/a> study reported the recurrence of mitral valve regurgitation after repair as 5% at five years and an average of 9.6% at ten years. Mitral valve regurgitation, a leaky heart valve, is evidence of repair failure.<\/p>\n

There are different options for repairing a mitral valve, including a surgical incision through the sternum, minimally invasive robotic repair, and a transcatheter approach, each with its own benefits and risks. But, are these therapeutic approaches appropriate for mitral valve re-repair?<\/p>\n

We received a patient question on this subject from Cindy, who wrote, \u201cMy open-heart mitral valve repair from seven years ago is failing. Can a robotic mitral valve surgery be used to re-repair a mitral valve?\u201d During a recent visit to her office, I asked Dr. Joanna Chikwe<\/a>, Founding Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center<\/a> her expert opinion on Cindy\u2019s question.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n