The UK Mini Mitral trial, showing that mitral valve repair with the less invasive minithoracotomy approach achieved similar outcomes compared with sternotomy, has now been published. The trial, which ...

NEW ORLEANS -- There is no single best surgical approach for mitral valve repair (MVr) after minimally invasive mini thoracotomy was shown to be as safe and effective as conventional sternotomy in a ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers report similar outcomes for two types of heart surgery for mitral valve repair. Suriyapong Thongsawang/Getty Images A new study is the first randomized clinical trial to ...

Recorded July 14, 2023. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Tom C. Nguyen, MD: Welcome. My name is Tom Nguyen. I'm the chief of cardiothoracic surgery at UCSF in San Francisco. It's a ...

This advanced technique allows surgeons to repair the valve without the need for a traditional open-heart procedure. Patients typically spend less time in the ICU, experience fewer complications, and ...

In the largest randomized trial conducted to compare minimally invasive and conventional cardiac surgical techniques for repairing a poorly functioning mitral valve, improvements in physical activity, ...