Key result
Novel left anterior minithoracotomy technique enables combined multivessel revascularization and mitral valve replacement.
Why the study?
Minimally invasive approaches for combined cardiac surgical procedures are increasingly investigated and of special interest to cardiac surgeons.
Case Report
Describes a novel minimally invasive surgical technique combining multivessel coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement via a left anterior minithoracotomy.
Demonstrates feasibility in one case; leaves open whether this improves outcomes versus conventional surgery.
We present a technique for multivessel minimally invasive coronary revascularization combined with mitral valve replacement through a left anterior minithoracotomy. This newly developed technique is unique because it allows us to intervene and repair or replacement the mitral valve with a conventional surgical technique through a limited left anterior approach. The minimally invasive approaches for combined cardiac surgical procedures are being increasingly investigated and are of special interest to cardiac surgeons.
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Babliak et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Coronary artery disease and mitral valve disease. Coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement via a left anterior minithoracotomy was evaluated. A newly developed technique allows for multivessel minimally invasive coronary revascularization combined with mitral valve replacement through a limited left anterior minithoracotomy.
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