Are We Going Backwards or Forwards in Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery? Three Eras of Perfusion Strategy

In this issue of Seminars, Bedeir et al. examine 57 minimally invasive mitral operations performed with retrograde femoral arterial cannulation between 2004 and 2012 at the Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center and compared them to 327 case-matched patients with central cannulation performed during the same 8-year period. Upon observing an elevated stroke rate in their femorally perfused patients, the authors elegantly and provocatively reactivate the once quelled debate on whether or not femoral arterial cannulation is to blame for complications in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research