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HEALTHJul 14 · 17:14 UTCWSOC ABC CHARLOTTEDamany Lewis

Robotic heart surgery saves lives in half the time

Kenneth Ruth, a 49-year-old man in Charlotte, underwent robotic mitral valve repair at Novant Health after experiencing fatigue. The procedure, which uses a robot to make small chest incisions, offers faster recovery and half the hospital stay compared to traditional open-heart surgery.

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Kenneth RuthpersonDr. Jefferey EverettpersonNovant Healthorganizationrobotic mitral valve repairtopicCharlotteplaceColumbia, South Carolinaplacemitral valvetopicprimary care doctortopic
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