Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery With Concomitant Cox Maze Procedure Is as Effective as a Median Sternotomy With Decreased Morbidity.
Tari-Ann YatesMartha M O McGilvrayConnor VinyardLaurie SinnNicholas RazoJune HeHarold G RobertsMatthew R SchillChristian ZemlinRalph J DamianoPublished in: Innovations (Philadelphia, Pa.) (2023)
Early 1-year and 3-year freedom from ATA recurrence was better in the RMT cohort compared with the MS cohort. Despite longer operative times, the RMT cohort had shorter lengths of stay, fewer postoperative transfusions, and fewer pacemakers placed.