A cardiothoracic surgeon has become the first physician to use a surgical robot during heart surgery to successfully repair a mitral valve. The advanced technique of repair used is called the “American Correction”. The surgeon used a US Government-approved daVinci robot to repair the mitral valve of a 62-year-old man.

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