Successful transcatheter mitral valve repair that enhances postoperative recovery

(Osaka University) Researchers at Osaka University succeed in Japan's first beating-heart surgery to repair a mitral valve without using artificial heart lung apparatus. This approach can avoid complications arising from the use of artificial heart lung apparatus, and more favorable and earlier postoperative recovery is expected.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/ou-stm022520.php

Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 25, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news