MARCHETTO G.

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OBJECTIVES: Minimal access mitral valve surgery (MVS) has already proved to be feasible and effective with low perioperative mortality and excellent long-term outcomes. However, experience in more complex valve diseases such as infective endocarditis (IE) still remains limited. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate early and...

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Objective: Reports of minimally invasive tricuspid valve operations are rare, and results are often contradictory. This study analyzes our 5-year experience with minimally invasive tricuspid valve operations in high-risk patients. Methods: Between November 2005 and December 2011, tricuspid valve surgery using a nonsternotomy minimally invasive...

Background: The relationship between retrograde arterial perfusion and stroke in patients with peripheral vascular disease has been widely documented. Antegrade arterial perfusion has been favoured as an alternative approach in less invasive mitral valve (MV) operations. We aimed to analyse our experience in patients with peripheral arterial...

Background Interest in right minithoracotomy mitral valve surgery (MVS) is rapidly growing and, to date, different perfusion strategies and aortic clamping techniques are available. However each approach carries specific advantages and drawbacks. This retrospective study analyses our experience in right minithoracotomy MVS with different...

Interest in minimally invasive video-assisted mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) is rapidly growing. Data on concomitant atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation to MIMVS are still lacking. The present study investigates the long-term results of AF cryoablation concomitant to MIMVS. From October 2006-September 2014, 68 patients with mitral valve disease...

Background: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery (MICS) has constantly evolved over the past years, and new technologies have been introduced. The aims of this study were to analyze the evolution of our 10-year experience in MICS and to highlight outcomes in different spans of time. Methods: Patients undergoing MICS for mitral valve, tricuspid...

Background: Recent data have highlighted a higher rate of neurological injuries in minimal invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) compared with the standard sternotomy approach; therefore, the role of specific clamping techniques and perfusion strategies on the occurrence of this complication is a matter of discussion in the medical literature....