It will be broadcast live over the Internet an operation to repair the mitral heart valve to be held this Wednesday 23 at 4 pm at the Baptist Hospital in Miami, with the help of da Vinci robotic surgical system.
The operation, carried out by the cardiac surgeon Lynn Seto, may be in the Dominican Republic in the direction baptistsalud.net, with narration by Diane Magnum, who will collect feedback from cardiologists Paul Seigel and Romeo Majano on the benefits of this type of surgery.
The repair of mitral valve corrects the lump in the fins of the heart that causes blood to drip back into the left atrium. Called “mitral valve prolapse,” is the most common form of heart valve disease and occurs in 10 percent of the population. The disorder can cause weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath and in severe cases, heart failure.
The da Vinci robot makes operation in the sensitive anatomy of the heart easier and more accurate by increasing the size of the visual field of the operating surgeon, allowing access through small incisions no wider than your thumb. The surgeon maneuvers the robot arm to repair the defect, thereby avoiding the need for open heart surgery.
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