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Mitral Valve Replace and Repair

The LEAR Technique allows us to safely enter the heart from the patients right side through 4 tiny incisions in the chest in between the ribs. Once exposed, the chest cavity can be infl...

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Tricuspid Repair

The Tricuspid Valve lies between the right atrium and the right ventricle. Valve disease can be attributed to stiff (stenosis) or regurgitation (leaky) from the valve tissue. With the m...

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Removal of Cardiac Tumors

Cardiac tumors are a worrisome  proposition for any patient. Fortunately, with the LEAR technique we are able to easily access the tumor, excise the growth, then repair any holes in th...

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Atrial Septal Defect

An Atrial Septal Defect is essentially a hole in between two chambers of the heart. Utilizing the LEAR Technique, we can harvest a piece of tissue from elsewhere on the patients body an...

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Introduction to the da Vinci LEAR technique