Should complex mitral valve repair be routinely performed using a minimally invasive approach?

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 118-124

  Anyanwu, Anelechi C ^a   Adams, David H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

minimally invasive surgery; mitral valve repair; robotic surgery; sternotomy

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MINIMALLY INVASIVE CARDIAC SURGERY; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPAIR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROBOTICS; STERNOTOMY; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MITRAL VALVE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84856922175     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e328350214f     Document Type: Review

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