AATS Mitral Conclave

Login

Password

Forgot your password?

Join VuMedi

Select specialty

First name

Last name

Choose Password

About Us
Careers
Partner with us
F.A.Q
Contact us
Terms & conditions
Privacy policy

AATS Mitral Conclave

http://aats.org/mitral/

2023 Interview Series
2015 Interview Series
2017 Interview Series
Events

Playback speed

10 seconds

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

By Mitral Foundation FEATURING Arnar Geirsson, Stephanie Mick, Randolph Martin

21 views

August 11, 2023

Randolph Martin, MD speaks with Stephanie Mick, MD, and Arnar Geirsson, MD about the growing/maturing ...
read more ↘ field of robotic mitral valve repair. Dr. Mick discusses the uptick in robotic surgeries – believing that proven results have helped it stand the test of time.

The adoption of robotic surgery in other areas has increased familiarity with robots for trainees, and the emergence of transcatheter therapies have piqued patient interest in minimally invasive options. Dr. Geirsson says that enthusiasm in the younger generation of cardiac surgeons is also driving interest in robotic techniques.

Dr. Mick emphasizes that robotic mitral valve repair has the same efficacy and complication rates as conventional surgery with the additional benefits of improved cosmesis and shorter length of stay. They highlight that the robot is simply a tool in the hands of a skilled surgeon.
↖ read less

Comments 0

2023 Interview Series