Video 1 recording narrated by Drs. Bonatti, Ashraf, and Hasan describing resectional techniques in robotically assisted mitral valve repair.

Robotic mitral valve repair began in 1998 and has advanced remarkably. It arose from an interest in reducing patient trauma by operating through smaller incisions with videoscopic assistance. In the United States, following two clinical trials, the FDA approved the daVinci Surgical System in 2002 for intra-cardiac surgery. This device has undergone three iterations, eventuating in the current d...

Successful mitral valve repair is dependent upon a full understanding of normal and abnormal mitral valve anatomy and function. Computational analysis is one such method that can be applied to simulate mitral valve function in order to analyse the roles of individual components and evaluate proposed surgical repair. We developed the first three-dimensional finite element computer model of the m...

prolapsed mitral valve syndrome is a common, benign disorder with prevalence of %0.3-6 in population. this syndrome also is known as barlows syndrome and flaapy mitral valve syndrome. prolapsed mitral valve is the dropping of one or two mitral valve leaflet(s) into the left atrium during ventricular systole. this malformation leads to incomplete closing of mitral valve and regurgitates the bloo...

Mitral valve repair is shown to have better survival, preservation of ventricular function and decreased thromboembolic complications compared to mitral valve replacement for mitral regurgitation (MR).13–15 At our institution, we have developed a simple algorithm for mitral valve repair in myxomatous disease, which allows reproducible and durable repair. Our general plan is described by the fol...

I thank Alpat and Yilmaz [1] for their interest in my article published in the journal. It is my pleasure to respond. In our hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) group with severe hypertrophy and obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT), we had no cases with severe mitral incompetence [2]. A systolic anterior movement of the mitral valve (SAM) after surgery was noted ...

OBJECTIVE Neurocognitive deficit is an important complication in patients undergoing open heart surgery. The aim of this prospective, contemporary study was to objectively measure neurocognitive brain function following mechanical mitral valve replacement and mitral valve repair. METHODS Forty consecutive, unselected patients (mechanical valve replacement n=20, mean age 65+/-14; valve repair ...

Surgical repair of the mitral valve was undertaken in two young female patients during the active phase of bacterial endocarditis to eradicate persistent infection. Operation resulted in rapid resolution of infection with good haemodynamic results in both patients. A mitral valve prosthesis has the disadvantage for children of needing replacement because of growth, and for young women of leadin...

Degenerative mitral valve disease often leads to leaflet prolapse due to chordal elongation or rupture, and resulting in mitral valve regurgitation. Guideline referral for surgical intervention centres primarily on symptoms and ventricular dysfunction. The recommended treatment for degenerative mitral valve disease is mitral valve reconstruction, as opposed to valve replacement with a bioprosth...