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Mitral valve repair
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About Mitral valve repair

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Disease Introduction

 Mitral valve repair is a type of cardiac surgery or interventional technique that "fixes the valve rather than replaces it." It addresses regurgitation caused by mitral valve prolapse, chordae tendineae rupture, or annular dilatation. By trimming the excessively long leaflets, loosening the annulus, and suturing or implanting artificial chordae tendineae, the valve is restored to a tight seal. It can be performed surgically via open-chest, thoracoscopic, or robotic approaches, or via minimally invasive catheter intervention (edge-to-edge clipping). The core objective is to preserve the valve's own tissue, resulting in good long-term outcomes.

Cutting-edge high-precision diagnostic and treatment technologies

  1. Robotic Remote Clamping : In April 2026, Pan Xiangbin's team at Fuwai Hospital successfully performed robot-assisted transcatheter mitral valve edge-to-edge repair for a patient in another location using a self-developed surgical robot and guided by pure ultrasound (no radiation), a technology originally developed in China. The transmission delay was controlled within 200 milliseconds.
  2. Interventional robots are becoming a trend : According to a People's Daily report in November 2025, a cardiac surgery robot that integrates a high-precision robotic arm, intelligent motion control and 5G communication can perform highly difficult operations such as valve positioning and clamping on a beating heart, and realize remote collaborative surgery between China and France.
  3. Da Vinci Minimally Invasive Procedures Implemented : In September 2025, Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital successfully performed a highly complex Da Vinci robotic minimally invasive heart surgery on a patient transferred from another region, demonstrating the widespread adoption of robotic or laparoscopic repair in provincial centers across China.
  4. Physiological repair of chordae tendineae reconstruction : The Department of Cardiac Surgery at Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University has performed puncture-guided chordae tendineae reconstruction of the mitral valve. The artificial chordae tendineae are implanted through a small incision of about 4 cm in the left chest under ultrasound guidance. The procedure takes about 1 hour with almost no bleeding, and the regurgitation completely disappears after the procedure.
  5. New valve-in-valve technique : In August 2026, West China Hospital completed the first transcatheter mitral valve valve-in-valve replacement combined with balloon-assisted anterior leaflet transfer (BATMAN) via the femoral vein-atrial septum approach in China, providing a new solution for elderly patients with severe pulmonary hypertension and other complex conditions.

Care Overview

Mitral valve repair Treatment in China

The medical team will develop a personalized protocol based on the pathology type, stage, genetic test, previous treatment history, and the patient's physical condition.

Leading Specialists

Trusted Expertise Across Leading Specialties

He Yong

Deputy Director of Cardiology, Head of Coronary Artery Disease Group, Chief Physician

Cardio-Cerebrovascular

Research areas : interventional treatment of complex and high-risk coronary arteries; intravascular coronary imaging (IVUS); chronic occlusive disease (CTO). Cutting-edge technologies: The first complex high-risk PCI in China supported by a domestically produced transcatheter left ventricular pump assist device; the first in Southwest China to carry out complex coronary interventions and high-speed rotational atherectomy under intravascular ultrasound guidance; CTO retrograde interventional treatment and

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Fu Hua

Chief Physician, Doctoral Supervisor | Head of the Arrhythmia Subspecialty Group

Cardio-Cerebrovascular

Research areas: atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmias, complex tachyarrhythmias; Cutting-edge technologies: 3D mapping radiofrequency ablation, pulsed electric field ablation, one-stop surgery for atrial fibrillation (ablation + left atrial appendage occlusion); Academic Highlights: Deputy Head of the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Group of the Chinese Society of Cardiac Electrophysiology and Pacing; specializes in ablation of ventricular tachycardia in organic heart disease, has presided over mul

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Song Lei

Deputy Director of the Coronary Artery Disease Center, specializing in intravascular imaging and QFR

Cardio-Cerebrovascular

Research areas: Coronary artery disease and complex coronary interventional treatment, intravascular imaging and physiology of the coronary arteries. Cutting-edge technology: Co-first author of the FAVOR III China study published in *The Lancet* (impact factor 207), confirming that QFR-guided coronary intervention can significantly improve prognosis. Invited by *The Lancet* as the sole author from China to participate in writing a major global report on "Ischemic Heart Disease". Drafted the National Healt

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Angie

Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Department Head

Cardio-Cerebrovascular

- Research areas: Congenital heart disease surgery, heart transplantation, end-stage heart failure surgery; - Core technologies: Complex congenital heart disease correction in infants and young children, heart transplantation; - Areas of expertise: Various complex congenital heart diseases, dilated cardiomyopathy, and end-stage heart failure; - Academic Value: President of the Cardiovascular Surgery Branch of the Sichuan Provincial Medical Association, Standing Committee Member of the Congenital Heart Dis

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Wu Zhong

Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Deputy Director of Department (Academic Leader of the Coronary Artery Surgery and Chronic Pulmonary Embolism Surgery Subspecialty)

Cardio-Cerebrovascular

- Research areas: aortic disease, chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; coronary artery bypass grafting for coronary heart disease; surgical treatment of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH); valvular heart disease, aortic aneurysm, chronic atrial fibrillation. - Core technologies: Sun's procedure for aortic dissection, coronary artery bypass grafting; pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) - first to be routinely performed in Southwest China, filling the technological gap in West China

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Sun Xiaogang

Aortic Surgery and Neuroprotection

Cardio-Cerebrovascular

Research areas: Surgical clinical and basic research on aortic diseases, with a focus on treatment systems for the root of type A aortic dissection, repair strategies for bicuspid aortic valve malformation, and new paradigms for the treatment of the neurological system in aortic arch surgery. Cutting-edge technology: In 2017, the institute pioneered the application of aortic balloon occlusion technology to total aortic arch replacement and stent elephant trunk surgery, shortening the deep hypothermic circ

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