Royal Oak resident Patrick O’Brien underwent the first single-port robotic mitral valve repair on June 30.

Corewell Health has successfully performed the world’s first documented single-port robotic mitral valve repair, marking a major milestone in the evolution of minimally invasive heart surgery.

Surgeons at Corewell Health in Metro Detroit have performed what the health system says is the world’s first documented ...

MANCHESTER — Robotic-assisted mitral valve surgery achieved excellent long-term repair durability while significantly reducing intensive care and hospital stays compared with conventional minimally ...

He went to his primary care doctor who heard a heart murmur and sent him to a cardiologist. The diagnosis: his mitral valve, which is critical for blood flow to the heart, was failing. "This seems ...