Building a successful minimally invasive mitral valve repair program before introducing the robotic approach: The Massachusetts General Hospital experience

BackgroundPatients with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) requiring surgical repair (MVr) are increasingly operated using minimally invasive strategies. Skill acquisition may be facilitated by a dedicated MVr program. We present here our institutional experience in establishing minimally invasive MVr (sta...

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Main Authors: Antonia van Kampen, Guillaume Goudot, Sophie Butte, Dane C. Paneitz, Michael A. Borger, Vinay Badhwar, Thoralf M. Sundt, Nathaniel B. Langer, Serguei Melnitchouk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1113908/full