Minimally-invasive valve surgery

Jan D Schmitto; Suyog A Mokashi; Lawrence H Cohn

doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.053

Minimally-invasive valve surgery

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Aug 3;56(6):455-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.053.

Authors

Jan D Schmitto¹, Suyog A Mokashi, Lawrence H Cohn

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 20670754
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.053

Abstract

Minimally-invasive approaches have become increasingly important in cardiac valve surgery. Smaller incisions have become commonplace in many major centers. We reviewed the existing literature and present the current state-of-the-art of minimally-invasive valve operations in this paper.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve*
Heart Valve Diseases / surgery*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
Humans
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures*
Mitral Valve*