Degenerative mitral regurgitation is a major threat to public health and affects at least 24
million people worldwide, with an estimated 0.88 million disability-adjusted life years and …

Valvular heart disease is common and increasingly prevalent among the elderly. The end
result of valvular pathologies is cardiac failure and can lead to sudden death; thus …

THERE IS an increasing trend toward the use of minimally invasive approaches in cardiac
surgery. 1 Many of these utilize a thoracotomy incision, which is associated with significant …

Background and Aim of the Study Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) for mitral valve
repair (MVRp) has been increasingly used. This study aimed to evaluate the early and late …

Continuous progress in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has inspired surgeons to
reduce the invasiveness of surgical revascularization techniques, resulting in the …

OBJECTIVES To determine whether robotic mitral valve repair can be applied to more
complex lesions compared with minimally invasive direct mitral valve repair through a right …

Over the past two decades, minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has gained a
significant place due to the emergence of innovative tools and improvements in surgical …

Objective An acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) is a critical emergency and remains one
of the most challenging diseases in cardiothoracic surgery. The existence of a pericardial …

Introduction Robotic valve surgery utilizes the femoral vessels to set up cardiopulmonary
bypass (CPB) which translates to groin wound and lower extremity vascular complications. A …

Objectives The purpose of this work is to revisit the history of surgical treatment for
obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) over the last 60 years, in the light of …