Is minimally invasive mitral valve surgery equal to or worse than a full sternotomy: a perspective from the Netherlands National Heart Registration.

Autor: Müller, Ludwig C
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Zdroj: European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; May2022, Vol. 61 Issue 5, p1107-1108, 2p
Abstrakt: CONCLUSION Evidence from an unselected patient population on a nationwide basis suggests that minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is at least as safe as a full sternotomy. Keywords: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery; Full sternotomy; Netherlands National Heart Registration EN Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery Full sternotomy Netherlands National Heart Registration 1107 1108 2 05/05/22 20220501 NES 220501 New surgical techniques and strategies need scientific analysis and evaluation of sufficiently large patient cohorts with respect to equality, possible superiority or even inferiority compared to established therapies. [Extracted from the article]
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