Retrospective Comparison of Endoscopic Versus Open Procedure for Mitral Valve Disease.

Conclusions: The analysis of present study indicated despite relatively longer cardiopulmonary bypass time, the totally thoracoscopic mitral valve procedure seemed to be favorable with regard to the extent of inflammatory reaction, cardiac injury and postoperative recovery compared with conventional median sternotomy. PMID: 32064986 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Investigative Surgery - Category: Surgery Tags: J Invest Surg Source Type: research