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Minimally Invasive Port Access Approach for Reoperations on the Mitral Valve

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Submitted by

Philip McElnay

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003497515002477

Author(s)

Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, Tyler Wallen, Aaron Pulsipher, Emil Pitkin, Lauren P. Solometo, Shenara Musthaq, Jeanne Fox, Michael Acker, W. Clark Hargrove III

This retrospective review compared outcomes for re-do minimally invasive mitral valve operations vs re-do sternotomy in mitral valve operations. The authors demonstrate a similar MV-repair rate in the two groups but a significantly lower bypass and cross-clamp time in the minimally invasive group. Working within the confines of a retrospective study the authors have produced a very interesting paper.