NEWS
400th Robotic Mitral
Valve Surgery
During the second Cardiac Master Class on Friday, June 20, 2008, Dr. Chitwood and his team performed the 400th Mitral Valve Surgery case using the Intuitive SurgicalŪ da VinciŪ Surgical System.
Robotic Mitral Valve Repair Using the Haircut Technique
Smith donation to fund $2 million chair at East Carolina Heart Institute. Read the full article here.
View a Virtual Patient Seminar on Mitral Valve Repair
View a Presentation on Mitral Valve Repair for Anterior Leaflet Bacterial Endocarditis
Class Objectives
- To evaluate the different approaches to diagnosing and treating the various types of mitral valve disease.
- To demonstrate mitral valve surgery using the da Vinci® Surgical System.
- To determine the optimal way to participate in a multidisciplinary approach to treating mitral valve disease in order to improve patient outcomes.
- To enhance the decision-making process relating to treating patients with mitral valve disease.
- To evaluate repair versus replacement of the mitral valve.
- To demonstrate cryosurgery for atrial fibrillation