https://www.HeartValveSurgery.com Patient advantages of mitral valve repair compared to mitral valve replacement include longterm durability, no required use of blood thinners, and the return to a normal lifeexpectancy. The "gold standard" for surgeon access to a leaking mitral valve (also known as mitral regurgitation) is a sternotomy which is an incision through the patient's chest. During the past 20 years, however, several new technologies have evolved that provide surgeons different access points that are minimallyinvasive or noninvasive including roboticassisted and transcatheter approaches (e.g. MitraClip). Watch this interview with Dr. Joanna Chikwe, Chair of Cardiac Surgery at CedarsSinai Medical Center, to learn how she and the CedarsSinai heart team uses different mitral valve repair approaches for different patients based upon riskprofiles, patient preferences and clinical trials. See patient reviews and a complete surgeon biography for Dr. Chikwe at https://www.heartvalvesurgery.com/s....