Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery in Elderly Patients: Results from a Multicenter Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) has been increasingly adopted worldwide as an alternative to conventional sternotomy, especially for young patients. The remarkable results gained by MIMVS have encouraged its application in more complex and fragile patients, such as the elderly, though results in this subgroup remain controversial. It is the aim of this study to assess the postoperative outcomes of patients older than 75 years old undergoing MIMVS, and to compare these results to those of younger patients. Methods: The data of all patients undergoing MIMVS between 2015 and 2022 were retrospectively collected at seven high-volume cardiac surgery centers. Patients were divided into two age-based groups: the young (<65 years old) and the elderly (>75 y

SUBMITTER: Francica A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11545856 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature