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Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery adoption may be fostered by standardizing best practices for patient evaluation, selection, and preoperative planning.
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Provides expert consensus on best practices for patient selection and preoperative planning in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
Widespread adoption of minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement may be fostered by practice consensus and standardization. This expert opinion, first of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices in patient evaluation and selection for minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and discusses preoperative planning for cannulation and myocardial protection.
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Ailawadi et al. (2016) studied this question. Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery adoption may be fostered by standardizing best practices for patient evaluation, selection, and preoperative planning.
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