What are the early and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive mitral valve surgery through right minithoracotomy in patients requiring mitral valve surgery?
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery via right minithoracotomy is a safe and effective approach with low mortality and high repair rates over a 10-year period.
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is a safe and reproducible approach associated with low mortality and morbidity, high rate of mitral valve repair and excellent late results.
Glauber et al. (Tue,) studied this question.