Results of beating heart mitral valve surgery via the trans-septal approach Resultados da abordagem transeptal para a valva mitral com coração batendo

OBJECTIVE: Mitral valve surgery can be performed through the trans-atrial or the trans-septal approach. Although the trans-atrial is the preferred method, the trans-septal approach has also been used recently and has a particular value in beating-heart mitral valve surgery. Herein we report our expe...

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Main Authors: Tomas A Salerno, Maria Suarez, Anthony L Panos, Francisco Igor Macedo, Julia Alba, Michael Brown, Marco Ricci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular 2009-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382009000100003