Minimally invasive mitral valve repair via right mini-thoracotomy in patient with myelodysplastic syndrome
Abstract Background Cardiac surgery for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients is challenging because anemia and neutropenia develop as a result of the syndrome, leading to infection and bleeding tendency during surgery. We report the case of minimally invasive mitral valve repair via a right mini-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-018-0730-9 |