Heart valve disease is no doubt a serious health problem, according to online media. The function of the valve is affected when a person has heart valve disease. Usually, the heart valve will have problem closing or opening. As a result, the heart chamber is unable to pump the blood normally. Typically, the blood coming from the lungs goes into the left atrium of the heart and crosses into the left ventricle. The function of the mitral valvebetween these two chambersis the make sure that the blood will move forward. The hardening of the mitral valve may cause difficulty in blood to move forward. Also, the flowing of the blood may become backwards when the mitral valve becomes too loose. It is required for a person with either conditions to undergo mitral valve surgery.
Traditionally, mitral valve surgery has involved open-heart surgery, which means that the chest is opened in the operating room and the heart stopped for a time so that the surgeon may repair or replace the valve(s). The breastbone or sternum is cut in half and spread apart. Large tubes are inserted into the heart once it is exposed so that blood can be pumped through the body during the surgery by a cardiopulmonary bypass machine or the heart-lung machine. The bypass machine is necessary to pump blood because the heart is stopped and kept still while the surgeon performs the valve repair or replacement procedure.
Nevertheless, patients can choose a minimally invasive surgical option known as the robotic valve surgery which only makes smaller-sized surgical cuts compared to the large cut needed in open surgery. The number of tiny cuts in your chest may range from two to four during robotic valve surgery. A special computer system is used by the surgeon to control the robotic arms during the surgery. A three-dimensional view of the heart and mitral valve is seen by the surgeon on the computer monitor. The page on da Vinci lawsuit offers a more complete information regarding this matter.
References:
medtronic.com/patients/heart-valve-disease/getting-surgery/heart-valve-repair/right-for-you/index.htm
hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/test_procedures/cardiovascular/heart_valve_repair_or_replacement_surgery_92,P07975/
medicinenet.com/heart_valve_disease_treatment/article.htm
nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007411.htm
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