title: Surgical approaches to the mitral valve.
abstract: Different approaches to the left atrium and various techniques of the atriotomy are practiced by cardiac surgeons according to the need for a particular patient and preference of the individual surgeon. Their basic methods, advantages and disadvantages, and our present day techniques are discussed.
authors: Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors: S G
authors: SG
authors: Balasundaram
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Duran
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods