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Swedish Medical Center Offers Colorado’s Longest Running Robotic Heart

Surgery Program for Mitral Valve Patients

The robotic procedure is minimally invasive and provides an alternative to traditional open-heart
surgery.

Englewood, CO, August 13, 2020 --(PR.com)-- HCA Healthcare/HealthONE’s Swedish Medical Center
is the only hospital in Denver offering robotic heart surgery to correct mitral valve leakage - a risk factor
for pulmonary hypertension.

Traditional surgical approaches to repair the mitral valve require a 6- to 8-inch incision that is made
through the patient’s sternum or breastbone and the ribs are spread to view the heart.

Alternatively, robotic valve surgery involves an endoscopic (inserted directly into the organ) closed-chest
approach. Instead of cutting through the breastbone or opening the chest cavity, surgeons make several
small incisions approximately 1/4”-1/2”long. The arms of the robot pass through these small incisions
and the surgeon conducts the operation using a remote-controlled endoscope with two lenses. The two
lenses show the surgeon’s view on a magnified 3D monitor, and the surgeon’s movements are mimicked
by the small robotic instruments inside the patient’s body. Another surgeon is stationed at the patient’s
bedside, and ensuring the surgery is running effectively and safely.

“This advanced minimally invasive approach is far superior to traditional methods. Patients are
experiencing smaller incisions, less pain, and faster recovery times,” said Sanjay Tripathi, MD, board
certified thoracic surgeon at Swedish Medical Center. “The approach is made through robotic instruments
between the ribs used to work on the mitral valve. No bone is actually cut and the breastbone is left
intact.”

The mitral valve is a one-way valve that comprises two leaflets that conduct blood flow through the left
side of the heart. When open, the mitral valve permits oxygenated blood from the lungs to fill the heart’s
main pumping chamber. When the mitral valve is insufficient, the mitral valve permits blood from the left
ventricle to leak back towards the lungs. This situation can lead to progressive lung congestion or heart
failure.

Robotic cardiac surgery at Swedish Medical Center is one of the many minimally invasive services
offered as part of the comprehensive Swedish Surgical Robotics Institute. Other cardiothoracic robotic
procedures offered include coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), left atrial myxoma, lobectomy, maze
procedure, mediastinal masses (chest tumor), and tricuspid valve repair and replacement.

To learn more or to find a cardiac surgeon at Swedish, visit SwedishHospital.com/heart.

About Swedish

Swedish Medical Center is located in the south metro Denver area where it has been a proud member of

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the community for 115 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, annually Swedish cares for
more than 200,000 patients with a team of approximately 2,000 dedicated employees, 300 volunteers and
1,400 physicians.

With stroke door to treatment times averaging just 20 minutes, Swedish serves as the Rocky Mountain
Region’s referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment, and was the state’s first Joint
Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also serves as the region’s neurotrauma
and orthopedic trauma provider and is a level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive
center. Over 150 facilities regularly transfer highly complex cases to Swedish.

Swedish Medical Center is proud to be a part of the HCA Healthcare’s Continental Division, which
includes HealthONE, named the #1 large hospital system in the United States by IBM Watson Health as
part of the 15 Top Health Systems recognition process. And, as the #7 corporate philanthropist in the
Denver-metro area, and the only hospital system in the top 10, HealthONE contributed more than $1.6
million in 2019 and supports over 150 organizations through cash and in-kind donations. Additional
information is available at www.SwedishHospital.com.

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Contact Information:
Swedish Medical Center
Kara Hamersky
(303) 817-5708
Contact via Email
www.swedishhospital.com

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