Minimally-invasive mitral valve repair of symmetric and asymmetric Barlow´s disease.

Gloria FärberSophie TkebuchavaMahmoud DiabChristian SchulzeMichael BauerTorsten Doenst

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2021)

Minimally-invasive Barlow's repair is safe with good durability. Annuloplasty-only may be a simple solution for complex but symmetric pathologies. However, it may carry an increased risk of intraoperative SAM.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted
mitral valve
solid state
patients undergoing
heart failure