No chest incisions, minimal pain, rapid recovery: Cleveland Clinic’s transcervical robotic approach is pushing boundaries in aortic valve replacement.
What if surgical aortic valve replacement required no chest incision? Our surgeons are making it a reality with transcervical robotic AVR.
But this procedure sounds like it’s for those who can’t use any of the other methods. Hope it catches on fast. Recovery from open-heart surgery is a nightmare.
TAVR’s been around for a few years, but not everyone qualifies for TAVR: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcatheter-aortic-valve-replacement/about/pac-20384698
They’ve also been doing Davinci robotic-assisted mitral valve replacement for 20 years: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5135549/
But this procedure sounds like it’s for those who can’t use any of the other methods. Hope it catches on fast. Recovery from open-heart surgery is a nightmare.