Minimally Invasive or Conventional Sternotomy for Mitral Valve Surgery With Concomitant Surgical Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Presently, the availability of single-stage surgical correction of mitral valve disease combined with atrial fibrillation (AF) via a mini-access approach remains limited. Moreover, the comparative effectiveness of this procedure versus conventional sternotomy (CS) remains poorly understood. Thus, this study aimed to conduct a comparative assessment of the efficacy and safety of concomitant mitral valve surgery and AF ablation via a minimally invasive approach (minimally invasive cardiac surgery, MICS group) versus the standard sternotomy approach (CS group).

Methods

An extensive literature search was performed to identify relevant studies. Additionally, for comparative analysis, we included isolated studies where the combined intervention was conducted exclusively

SUBMITTER: Kashapov R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12415765 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature