title: Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management.
abstract: Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for postoperative care after minimally invasive mitral valve surgery.
authors.affiliation: From the *Northeast Georgia Physicians Group, Gainesville, GA USA; †Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL USA; ‡Minneapolis Heart Institute, Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Minneapolis, MN USA; §East Bay Cardiac Surgery Center, Oakland, CA USA; ∥Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA USA; ¶The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, OH USA; #The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano, Plano, TX USA; **University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA; ††Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA USA; ‡‡Gulf Coast Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeons, Ft. Myers, FL USA; §§Holy Spirit Northside Hospital, Chermside, Australia; ∥∥New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY USA; ¶¶Temple University, Philadelphia, PA USA; ##Swedish Heart and Vascular Institute, Seattle, WA USA; ***Penrose St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO USA; †††Emory St. Joseph's Hospital, Atlanta, GA USA; ‡‡‡St. Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN USA; §§§Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY USA; ∥∥∥South Florida Heart & Lung Institute, Doral, FL USA; ¶¶¶David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA USA; ###TriHealth Heart Institute, Cincinnati, OH USA; ****Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, Lewiston, ME USA; ††††Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Princeton Baptist Hospital, Birmingham, AL USA; and ‡‡‡‡Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA USA.
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mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D018579:Patient Selection; D011182:Postoperative Care; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D065287:Robotic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome