title: Percutaneous cardioplegia delivery using the miniport in minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
abstract: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery involves limited exposure of cardiac structures. Extracorporeal circulation is usually conducted by peripheral cannulation. Cross-clamp can be achieved by remote ways of either balloon endoclamp or transthoracic clamp. Effective delivery of cardioplegic solution is somewhat more difficult than those above mentioned tasks. In order to prevent additional expenses, we sought to deliver cardioplegic solution in a simple, reproducible, and cost-effective way. The miniport is used for this application. The procedures are reported in detail.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Far-Eastern Memorial Hospital, 13F, 21, Sec 2, Nan-Ya S Rd, Ban-Ciao, Taipei County, 220, Taiwan. kmchius@yahoo.com.tw
authors.forename: Kuan-Ming
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Tzu-Yu
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Jer-Shen
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shu-Hsun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chu
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004867:Equipment Design; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D013908:Thoracotomy
chemical_list: D002314:Cardioplegic Solutions