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Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery adoption may be fostered by standardized expert consensus on patient evaluation, selection, and preoperative planning.
This expert opinion outlines best practices for patient selection, evaluation, and preoperative planning for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery to foster widespread adoption and standardization.
May guide patient selection for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; leaves open prospective validation of standardization.
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 standardized expert consensus on patient evaluation, selection, and preoperative planning.
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