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SYSTEMIC COOLING WAS DONE PRIOR TO AORTIC CROSS CLAMP AND THE HEART WAS NEXT PERFUSED WITH CARDIOPLEGIA. SYSTEMIC HYPERTHERMIA TO 32 DEGREES C WAS UTILIZED AS WAS REPEAT INFUSIONS OF CARDIOPLEGIA. THE ROBOTIC APPROACH WAS DONE THOUGH THE INTER-ATRIAL EXPOSURE. THE VALVE WAS REPAIRED USING AN ANNULOPLASTY RING. THE ATRIA WAS THEN CLOSED. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MITRAL VALVE REPAIR WITH THE ROBOT THE CYROMAZE PROCEDURE WAS PERFORMED USING THE ATRI-CURE SYSTEM. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE MAZE PROCEDURE THE AORTIC CROSSCLAMP WAS REMOVED AFTER VENTING ANY AIR. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC IMAGES OF THE VALVE REPAIR SHOWED THE VALVE TO HAVE GOOD COAPTATION AND IT WAS COMPETENT. THE ROBOT WAS UNDOCKED AND THEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO WEAN THE PATIENT FROM CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS. THIS WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL DUE TO HYPOTENSION AND LOW SYSTEMIC VASCULAR RESISTANCE. MEDICAL MANAGEMENT WAS INITIATED BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DO A STERNOTOMY TO DIRECTLY EXAMINE THE HEART. 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