title: [On pump beating heart mitral and tricuspid valve annuloplasty via right mini thoracotomy approach in a patient who had undergone cardiac surgery 3 times].
abstract: The patient was an 84-year-old man. He had a history of 3-time median sternotomy with a functioning coronary bypass graft. Because of his dependence on inotropic agents caused by a progressing mitral and tricuspid valve insufficiency, we decided to perform surgery. To avoid heart damage and injury to the bypass graft by adhesiotomy, we performed on-pump beating heart mitral and tricuspid valve annuloplasty via right mini-thoracotomy approach. He was discharged 16 days after surgery. The on-pump beating heart valve repair via right mini-thoracotomy approach was useful in a selected case with multiple surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Saku Central Hospital, Saku, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasutoshi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuda
authors.forename: Gentaku
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hama
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niitsu
authors.forename: Kazuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shiratori
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takemura
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D058385:Cardiac Valve Annuloplasty / Q000379:methods*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D056346:Sternotomy; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery*