A minimally invasive approach is more cost-effective than a traditional sternotomy approach for mitral valve surgery.

Abstract

With equivalent efficacy across a range of measures and lower costs compared with ST, MIMVS represents a cost-saving strategy for MVS.

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Subjects

• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Female
• Hospital Costs
• Humans
• Length of Stay
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mitral Valve
• Mitral Valve Insufficiency
• Mitral Valve Stenosis
• Postoperative Complications
• Sternotomy
• Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
• Thoracotomy

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Authors

• Alexander Iribarne
• Rachel Easterwood
• Mark J Russo
• Y Claire Wang
• Jonathan Yang
• Kimberly N Hong
• Craig R Smith
• Michael Argenziano

Publication date

2011-11-18

Journal

Journal topics

• Cardiac Surgical Procedures
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Thoracic Surgery

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.

Release reference

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Dec;142(6):1507-14

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