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.
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Mitral valve disease
February 20, 2020
February 11, 2020
This video shows the minimally invasive repair of a complex set of lesions of the mitral valve from healed endocarditis with anterior and posterior flails with A2 perforation.
February 11, 2020
The authors attempt to capture the main reasons why some centers are successful in embarking on an endoscopic mitral valve surgery program. The supplementary material includes videos of two alternative cross-clamping options by the authors.
February 6, 2020
In this Giants of Cardiothoracic Surgery Interview, Joel Dunning speaks with W. Randolph Chitwood Jr., the first surgeon to perform robotic mitral valve operations in the United States.
February 4, 2020
The authors present the video of a case of totally endoscopic aortic valve replacement for calcific aortic stenosis, with a conventional bovine pericardial prosthesis and transaortic mitral valve repair for secondary mitral regurgitation with the edge-to-edge technique.
January 22, 2020
In this video, the authors describe mitral valve pathologies that are solved or repaired through a minimally invasive approach.
January 14, 2020
This video demonstrates a right minithoracotomy direct implantation of a balloon expandable transcatheter aortic valve in heavy mitral annular calcification.
January 9, 2020
Prakash P. Punjabi of the National Heart and Lung Institute and the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, United Kingdom, presents a discussion on using midline sternotomy for mitral surgery.
January 7, 2020
Dr Om Prakesh Yadava and Professor Vinayak Bapat discuss transcatheter approaches and sutureless valves implanted by minimally invasive approaches.
December 20, 2019
The readmission rate after mitral valve surgery was 17% among over 75,000 patients in the National Readmissions Database. Predictors included extended initial LOS, chronic lung or renal disease, and low hospital procedural volume for mitral surgery. The mean cost of readmission was over $15,000.