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May 18, 2012European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is a very safe procedure with very low rates of conversion to full sternotomy

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MVMarcel VollrothDeutsches Herzzentrum der Charité JSJoerg SeeburgerCardiac Surgery JGJens GarbadeKlinikum Links der Weser

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Conversion during MI-MVS, though rare, associates with high mortality; leaves open strategies to minimize conversion risk.

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Vollroth et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56b4875589c71d767c9fb https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezs195

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Mitral valve intervention

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