In the mid-to late-1990s the cardiac surgery community began to apply limited incisions in
mitral valve surgery. Ministernotomies and right-sided minithoracotomies were placed …

This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to determine outcomes following aortic
occlusion with the transthoracic clamp (TTC) versus endoaortic balloon occlusion (EABO) in …

OBJECTIVES Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) has been performed
increasingly for the past 2 decades; however, large comparative studies on short-and long …

Background Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (mini-MVR) has grown in popularity.
Although single centers have reported excellent outcomes, data on real-world outcomes and …

We compare outcomes of endo-aortic balloon occlusion (EABO) vs external aortic clamping
(EAC) in patients undergoing minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) in the Society …

For any given cardiac surgery, there are two invasive components: the surgical approach
and the cardiopulmonary bypass circuit. The standard approach for cardiac surgery is the …

Background Minimally invasive cardiac surgery has increasingly been used for patients with
valvular pathology. Two techniques of aortic occlusion are utilized with this technique …

Objective Operative techniques for minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) have evolved
dramatically over the past decade to include a wide demographic of patients. Mastering a …

Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery is safe, effective and increasingly popular for patients
with valvular pathology. After minimally invasive mitral valve surgery, patients report less …

Controversies remain on the increased rate of neurological events after small thoracotomy
mitral valve surgery attributed to endoaortic balloon occlusion (EABO). Systematic literature …