Introduction: During the past five years the approach to procedural planning, operative
techniques and perfusion strategies for minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) has …

Background There is still ongoing debate about the benefits of mini-thoracotomy (MTH)
approach in mitral valve surgery in comparison with complete sternotomy (STER). This study …

Objective Minimally invasive surgery is increasingly adopted as an alternative to
conventional sternotomy for mitral valve pathology in many centres worldwide. A systematic …

We compare outcomes of endo-aortic balloon occlusion (EABO) vs external aortic clamping
(EAC) in patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) in the Society …

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is safe, effective and increasingly popular for patients
with valvular pathology. After minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, patients report less …

Cardioplegic solutions are used in cardiac surgery to achieve controlled cardiac arrest
during operations, making surgery safer. Cardioplegia can either be blood or crystalloid …

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has been used since the 1990s and
encompasses a wide range of techniques that lack full sternotomy, including valve and …

Background Transthoracic aortic cross-clamp and endoaortic balloon occlusion have both
been shown to have comparable safety profiles for aortic occlusion. Because most surgeons …

Background Re-operative mitral valve surgery is sometimes burdened by a greater technical
difficulty and a higher complications rate than the first operation. Minimally invasive cardiac …

Redo cardiac surgery after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is burdened by high
morbidity and mortality, either intraoperatively and postoperatively, with the repeated …