Doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore perform technically advanced Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

Bangalore, June 10, 2022: A team of doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore, has given a new lease of life to a 45-year-old patient, by performing a complex Robotic Mitral Valve Repair surgery. The patient, from Mysuru was admitted to the hospital with the symptom of acute shortness of breath. He was affected with COVID earlier and diagnosed with a severely leaking Mitral Valve. He underwent the technically advanced Robotic Mitral Valve Repair, which lasted for 90 minutes and he was removed from the ventilator 2 hours after surgery and made to walk. His recovery was quick, and the patient was discharged within 24 hours after surgery in a stable condition.

Notably, this is one of the fastest cases where a patient has been discharged within 24 hrs of major heart surgery. Although it depends on the patient’s condition, age and other co-morbidities, generally a patient would be ready to resume normal day-to-day activities by 2-3 days after discharge. However, the traditional method of treating this condition is through Open Heart Surgery. This method involves a deep incision (Sternotomy) that goes through the breastbone. This type of surgery typically involves a hospital stay of 7-10 days which includes 2-3 days of stay in the ICU.

Robotic Mitral Valve Repair is the most advanced and least invasive method of doing Mitral Valve Surgery. The team of doctors led by Dr. Sathyaki Nambala, Chief Surgeon, Robotic and Minimally, Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Apollo Hospitals, Bangalore completed this technically advanced surgery in 90 minutes. Commenting on the success of the surgery Dr, Sathyaki Nambala said, “Robotic mitral valve repair is a ‘state of the art’ technique in correcting both simple & complex causes of a leaking mitral valve. It offers superior vision (High resolution, magnified, 3D) and greater precision through excellent dexterity and tremor-free movements. The patient’s chest wall damage is minimal, no bones are cut and blood loss is negligible. All this translates to lowered pain, no blood transfusion, no infection and an extremely quick recovery from an otherwise traumatic major heart operation.”

Apart from Mitral Valve Repair and Replacements, a robot can be used to perform heart, lung and thoracic procedures. Apollo Hospitals Bangalore has successfully done more than 200 Robotics Cardiac Surgeries including Robot-Assisted Bypass surgeries under the supervision of Dr. Sathyaki Nambala.