Robotic mitral valve repair for all categories of leaflet prolapse: improving patient appeal and advancing standard of care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterize the early outcomes of robotic mitral valve (MV) repair using standard open techniques.

Patients and methods

We prospectively studied 100 patients with severe mitral regurgitation due to leaflet prolapse who underwent robot-assisted MV repair using conventional open-repair techniques between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2009, at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

Results

The mean age of the patients was 53.9 years; 77 patients (77%) were male. Fifty-nine patients (59%) had posterior leaflet prolapse, 38 (38%) had bileaflet disease, and 3 (3%) had isolated anterior leaflet prolapse. Median cross-clamp and bypass times decreased significantly during the course of the study (P<.001). Median postoperative ventilation time was 0 hours for the last 25

SUBMITTER: Suri RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3258002 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature