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The superior septal approach facilitates easy mitral valve exposure during surgery by dividing the left atrium between the ascending aorta and superior vena cava.
The superior septal approach is a useful surgical technique that provides excellent exposure for mitral valve repair.
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May aid mitral exposure in select cases; leaves open comparative trials versus standard atriotomy.
Superior septal approach is a very useful technique to address the mitral valve surgery. Since this approach virtually divides the left atrium in two parts between the ascending aorta and the superior vena cava, mitral valve exposure becomes quite easy. We present a case of mitral valve repair by means of this approach.
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Ovidio A Garcı́a-Villarreal (2015) studied this question. The superior septal approach facilitates easy mitral valve exposure during surgery by dividing the left atrium between the ascending aorta and superior vena cava.
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