There are hundreds and hundreds of mitral valve replacement and repair operations (in fact, over 250,000) are performed annually. Such diseases and disorders as: insufficiency, stenosis, regurgitation, prolapsem aneurysm and some others may lead to the wearing of the mitral valve and some surgical invasion is necessary to safe the patient’s life.

Today I’d like to tell you about Innovative Non-Invasive Heart Repair as it seems to become very popular next year. This is a videoscopic minimally invasive heart mitral valve repair surgery. It is performed through a small incision on the side of the chest and has a lot of benefits. For instance, it is much easier to recover from such an operation, as the invasion is minimal. You can get back to work much sooner than after a traditional mitral valve operation. Besides, this method saves your health. It’s good from the esthetical point of view too; a small suture on the side of the chest is almost invisible, while a long suture after an incision in the breastbone will stay with you forever.

Traditional mitral valve repairs involve an operating on heart with an open breastbone while with videoscopic minimally invasive mitral valve repair such radical measures are not necessary at all. The procedure is undertaken with the help of robotic techniques and all possible risks are minimized. The risk of infections is lower, too. But it is quite obvious that this type of surgery is rather expensive. But as long as our health is concerned, money worth nothing. Stay healthy and live long.

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