Outcomes of isolated mitral valve surgery performed via right anterolateral thoracotomy: a single-centre experience.

ABSTRACT: The evidence underlying thoracic and pulmonary complications and clinical outcomes after isolated mitral valve surgery performed via right anterolateral thoracotomy is inconclusive. This study retrospectively compared the postoperative thoracic and pulmonary complications and clinical outcomes of isolated mitral valve surgery performed via right anterolateral thoracotomy vs. median sternotomy. Patients data undergoing isolated mitral valve surgery in our institution were analyzed. Propensity score matching was applied to minimize differences between patients undergoing right anterolateral thoracotomy and median sternotomy. Intraoperative parameters, postoperative thoracic and pulmonary complications, and other postoperative outcomes were compared. Outpatient follow-ups were conducted. Of 7

SUBMITTER: Huang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12361239 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature