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Minimally Invasive Valve Repair

Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery is a type of minimally invasive, closed chest heart surgery performed on the mitral valve by a cardiac surgeon. The surgeon uses a lighted and flexible instrument (endoscope) to examine the body on the inside with the assistance of a robot.

What function do heart valves have

The healthy heart has two atria and two ventricles. The atria collect the blood. The larger heart chambers, the ventricles, suck up the blood and then return it to the cardiopulmonary circulation. Author: ZDF/3sat/nano/Südkino Filmproduktion GmbH/Berndt Welz/Hannah Dewies/Tim Sprado/Jochen Schmidt

What is Mitral Valve Prolapse?

Mitral Valve Prolapse is a medical condition that affects a person's heart. Find out more about how this contributes to having Good Health and Wellbeing in our video! This video was created by one of our volunteer authors to support the campaign "Goal 3 - Good Health and Well-Being". Find more info

Regenerative phase of an inflammation

In the regenerative phase, inflammation-resolving messenger substances are released. Macrophages of type M2 dispose of cell and tissue debris. At the same time, other immune cells begin the first repair measures. Author: 3sat/nano/DOCUVISTA Filmproduktion/Marilena Schulte,Maike Wurtscheid/Jörg Beck

Medical robotics: MiroSurge

MiroSurge is a robotic system for minimally invasive surgery. The surgeon operates three robots. Two robots carry minimally invasive instruments. The third robot is equipped with a stereo HD endoscope. A preoperative planning optimizes the robotic setup with a focus on efficiency and safety. This p

What Would Happen If All The Bugs Died?

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Should pregnant women avoid using shower gel?

A recent report from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists highlighted the challenges of dealing with potential but unproven risks to child health during pregnancy. While the report's authors acknowledge that most exposures to environmental chemicals experienced by pregnant women pr