Why are we even still discussing this? The evidence is clear and should be reflected in international guidelines

J Massey, G Soppa, S Shanmuganathan… - European Journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In this issue of EJCTS, Ascaso et al.[1] look at short and mid-term outcomes (median 4
years) following minimally invasive (MI) mitral valve (MV) repair compared to sternotomy …

Minimally invasive surgery: standard of care for mitral valve endocarditis

C Barbero, M Pocar, D Brenna, B Parrella, S Baldarelli… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background. Minimally invasive surgery via right mini-thoracotomy has become the standard
of care for the treatment of mitral valve disease worldwide, particularly at high-volume …