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Minimally Invasive Nonresectional Mitral Valve Repair Can Be Performed With Excellent Outcomes

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Submitted by

Emily Robinson

Source

Source Name: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.07.029

Author(s)

Andrea L. Axtell, Philicia Moonsamy, Jacob P. Dal-Bianco, Jonathan J. Passeri, Thoralf M. Sundt, Serguei Melnitchouk

This single institution retrospective review assessed outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve repair (via R minithoracotomy) in 101 consecutive patients. Repair was accomplished by implantation of neochord loops and ring annuloplasty. One-year survival was 100%. Freedom from moderate or worse MR was 100% at three years.