title: Repeat Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Replacement for Recurrent Mitral Stenosis after OMC in Patients Who Decline Blood Product Transfusion for Religious Reasons.
abstract: Cardiac surgery for Jehovah's Witness (JW) patients is considered to be high risk because of patients' refusal to receive blood transfusion. We report a successful mitral valve replacement for recurrent mitral stenosis after OMC with minimally invasive right thoracotomy, without any transfusion of allogeneic blood or blood products. This minimally invasive mitral valve replacement through right thoracotomy was an excellent approach for JW patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chibanishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, Japan.
authors.forename: Yujiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chibanishi General Hospital, 107-1 Kanegasaku, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2251, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Omori Red Cross Hospital, 4-30-1 Chuo, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-8527, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tagusari
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, IMS Katsushika Heart Center, 3-30-1 Horikiri, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo 124-0006, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigehiko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoshida