Closed mitral commissurotomy through a midline sternotomy. A useful and potentially advantageous alternative to the left thoracotomy approach.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000009:adverse effects; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004617:Embolism; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000209:etiology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000502:physiology; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013927:Thrombosis
D000925:Anticoagulants