There have been more than 200 robotic heart surgeries performed at Banner Heart Hospital with the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System.
With robotic surgery, patients who once faced several weeks in recovery following surgery can be back on their feet within days.
These are their stories:
"It wasn't the breathtaking views making her feel faint..."
Janet Bregant had felt a little dizzy, but didn't realize it was serious until she visited the high altitudes of Colorado.
"There were no reported cases in Arizona..."
Jeff Van Steenberg didn't just get a second chance at life. He made history.
"Would I do it again? In a heartbeat."
Self-described "technology man" Dave Van Amburg didn't have to think twice.