Minithoracotomy vs. Conventional Mitral Valve Surgery for Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis: a Single-Center Analysis of 128 Patients

Abstract Objective: To compare the in-hospital outcomes of a right-sided anterolateral minithoracotomy with those of median sternotomy in patients who received a mitral valve replacement (MVR) because of rheumatic mitral valve stenosis (RMS). Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of 128 patien...

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Main Authors: Igor Chernov, Soslan Enginoev, Dmitry Koz’min, Gasan Magomedov, Dmitry Tarasov, Michel Pompeu B. O. Sá, Alexander Weymann, Konstantin Zhigalov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2020-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382020000200185&tlng=en